Joystick in Autonomous

[matthewdenny]

If joystick commands aren't sent during auto, is there a reason that the drivers have to stand back from the controls?

[Mark McLeod]

During Autonomous commands from the Driver Station can be sent other ways than the joysticks.
So keep back

Then there's that Kinect thingy...

[Christopher149]

@Mark, or anyone

If you set one of the axes before the match (say the "throttle" which doesn't have a centering spring), would autonomous be able to read that value?

[geomapguy]

Originally Posted by Christopher149

@Mark, or anyone

If you set one of the axes before the match (say the "throttle" which doesn't have a centering spring), would autonomous be able to read that value?

Yes....I believe the defaults LabVIEW Auto Code already has the code needed to read it. But honestly, it's just easier to create a custom dashboard for setting certain boolean tasks for auto mode.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

I don't know, but I suspect there isn't code to prevent the joystick from being read. SmartDashBoard definitely is read and it seems unlikely they would introduce code to prevent other devices from being read.

You could try it as an experiment. There is a "practice" mode on the driver station that simulates a match of autonomous followed by regular. You could touch the joystick during the first 10 seconds of "practice" mode and see what happens.

If you do try it, post back here so we all know!