labVIEW joystick connection issues

[Mark McLeod]

Originally Posted by LHSMrBlack

Still, only 1 side is working.

That actually helps narrow the problem down a bit.
It isn't the code if you're using the default arcade project, so it's the wiring.

The Sidecar looks clean and the connections proper.
Power is good.

One candidate is a bad or reversed crimp on the 37-pin ribbon cable. Especially since they had to be hand-made, those have a high potential for wiring issues.
You can use a multi-meter to test that each pin connects through to the other end.
When you take the cable and plug it into itself, does it form a simple loop (correct) or does it form a mobius strip (reversed)?

I assume that if the PWM connections at the Sidecar are swapped, that the corresponding inoperable Victor then starts operating normally?
And PWM 2 is still the port that works and PWM 1 is the port that doesn't work?