TalonSRX encoder confusion java

[Camilo86]

Originally Posted by Jeringo

how could i use a joystick for this?

You can make a variable to hold your arm distance setPoint, and add/subtract from this value using the joystick's output value. Notice that joysticks have a range of -1 to 1, so you might have to multiply some constant > 1 to your joystick output so that your joystick can have a fast effect on the setpoint. This will all the depend on the distancePerPulse you currently have.