Vex Controller with FRC Robot

[dtengineering]

The PS2 controllers work GREAT on an FRC bot. We've used them for the past two years and the drivers are much happier with them than with the joysticks, mostly because holding the controller allows the driver(s) to move around to get a better view (especially last year with the glare on the divider)... and to always have the controller at the correct height.

We put the x axis on one thumb stick and the y on the other, which makes going straight really easy... or just sitting there and turning. Fine control over the short throws hasn't been an issue... no more so than it is when playing a video game, at least. On top of that, I suspect most FRC driving is done with the throttles "wide open".

The VEX controllers work great, too, and if you look at the new VEXnet wi-fi adaptors that are coming out, the VEX platform gets even more appealing.

Jason