How the heck do you use an XBOX360 controller with the chicklet??

[eshteyn]

Originally Posted by darkmastercrono

I know, it's just that we have a couple of drivers who are much more proficient at the joysticks, which they can use "inituitively." If I were driving, I agree, I probably would use the XBOX controller.

We use 2 joysticks, one controls the left side, one the right, like a bobcat

[DanDon]

Originally Posted by eshteyn

We use 2 joysticks, one controls the left side, one the right, like a bobcat

Just to clarify, we use tank steering to control the robot. We are most comfortable with this setup, because we feel it gives finer control than 1-joystick drive. I also find a 2-joystick drive setup easier to troubleshoot and customize based on bias to one side while driving, etc.

[amateurrobotguy]

Anyone missing the obvious here? The XBOX controller is designed to mimic a joystick while maintaining a compact space. Why use a Ford when you could drive a Ferrari?

[ronblanche]

I know they make software drivers that work with Linux that would enable the use of either an X-Box 360 or Wii controller. I believe I saw a couple of examples on the MakeZine website; check the blogs.

[Cody Carey]

So the chicklet does not, and cannot be made to support dual analog sticks by modding a controller, right? I skimmed over all the documentation, and didn't find anything about using both analogs... and this rules out tank drive on a gamepad.

[spsteam1512]

has anyone actually received the chicklet and is it working well with the xbox 360 controller?

[Denman625]

we had the same idea about a wii controller... that would be so fun :-)

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by eshteyn

Your right, but if your comfortable with the controller enough to a point where you can use it efficiently then my question is WHY NOT?

We hooked up our 2006 bot to the 360 controller and we found out that the joysticks were VERY touchy, and im sure you can fix this, but i think a regular joystick is better to maneuver around and should be your #1 choice for the robot to be driven.

[dcbrown]

Hooked up the chicklet to a shark xbox 360 controller - no joy in that it doesn't recognize it. Plugged in a microsoft xbox 360 and things were fine. The controls are touchy and the older 360 controller often didn't return to exactly neutral when released. Possibly a new one will have less issues. Our OI programmer is looking at doing some averaging/filtering to removes some of the glitches but other than that it seem to work ok. There certainly aren't as many steps in the output as there are with the larger joysticks. Didn't capture the data but I'll see if the OI programmer will do that and post the results. Seems to me that there were maybe 14-16 steps from neutral to full on which is at least a factor of 4x less than the full size joystick we used last year. Then again the driver probably used the first few steps for slow movement and then full on so its not like they actually USE all 64-80 steps available.

[Mike Copioli]

Originally Posted by dcbrown

Hooked up the chicklet to a shark xbox 360 controller - no joy in that it doesn't recognize it.

That device is not supported. Please see the list of supported devices in the user manual.

Originally Posted by dcbrown

The controls are touchy and the older 360 controller often didn't return to exactly neutral when released. Possibly a new one will have less issues.

No it won't. The X-box/360 controller is not the best selection for a gamepad. I suggest the Logitech. See my other posts on this subject.

Originally Posted by dcbrown

There certainly aren't as many steps in the output as there are with the larger joysticks. Seems to me that there were maybe 14-16 steps from neutral to full on which is at least a factor of 4x less than the full size joystick we used last year.

This is not the case. The chicklet has the same range as the analog joysticks. It has 127 steps in each direction. What you are probably experiencing is the sensitivity of the analog axes. Since a gamepads mechanical travel is over a shorter distance, it is more sensitive to input.

[65_Xero_Huskie]

Originally Posted by dcbrown

The controls are touchy and the older 360 controller often didn't return to exactly neutral when released. Possibly a new one will have less issues.

Same happened when we did it, but you can always put a deadband in there somewhere. And i agree with Mike that it should not be your number 1 option for driving the robot.

[Mike Copioli]

Originally Posted by 65_Xero_Huskie

We hooked up our 2006 bot to the 360 controller and we found out that the joysticks were VERY touchy, and im sure you can fix this, but i think a regular joystick is better to maneuver around and should be your #1 choice for the robot to be driven.

Again.....I can't say this enough. Try the Logitech Gamepad. The X-box 360 controller should not be your first choice for a gamepad. We supported it because of its global availability.

[Nawaid Ladak]

The sony Play station 3 is not a supported device... I wonder why.

you can attach the optional USB Charger, which makes it act as a wired controller. So there wouldn't be any problems

[waialua359]

can someone post a pic of the logitech one and do a comparison vs. the xbox360 one. just curious to see which is better before I head out to best buy (1 hour away) to get the 360 ones.
Yes, its that far away even though we live on an island!

[Mike Copioli]

Originally Posted by FreedomForce

The sony Play station 3 is not a supported device... I wonder why.

Because the Chicklet was developed prior to the release of the play-station.

Mike Copioli