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Re: How to Make MS joystick work/has anyone used it in past?

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Originally Posted by seanwitte
Write a Windows application to collect user inputs from your interface device. Format the data and push it to the mini-RC via the serial port. Use the 8 PWM outputs on the mini-RC to drive servos coupled to 100k pots via gears. Connect the pots to OI inputs. Pots are not electrically connected to the OI and would have their own power supply. But is it legal?
AFAIK there is no specific rule prohibiting this. But the spirit of the rule that prohibits the connecting of laptops to the joystick ports is that a PC or PDA is not allowed to control the robot. So, judging by the spirit of the rule, it is definitely not legal.
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