Driver controllers

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by apalrd

We also use a mix of custom boxes and Xbox-360 pads for the operators. We used to always make custom boxes until the awful Cypress issues we had in 2010 (note the "emergency" buttons on the drivers controller), so in 2011 we tried to use a 360 but ran out of buttons and ended up making a control box anyway (utilizing a cut up Logitech Precision gamepad instead of the Cypress board).

What issues did you have with the cypress board?

Did you use the xbox 360 controller and a separate board for the codriver? How does he handle both?

Also, for future reference, we used several eStop breakout boards this year and were very happy with them. They worked great, and were trivial to wire up.