Maxbotix not working well with RoboRIO?

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by team-4480

The code is as simple as it comes:

#in init code
ultrasonic = wpilib.analog.input(3)
#in teleop
print(ultrasonic.getValue())

I see on the datasheet that it is supposed to be able to output 0 to 1023 for analog, but since I get nothing close to that, does that mean my sensor has gone bad or something? Thanks!

Possibly. Try using ultrasonic.getVoltage() instead of getValue() and see what you find- this method returns the analog value in calibrated units. (maybe this is what the data sheet is referring to when it says analog voltage bits values should be in between 0-1023)