solenoid problems

[Twisted eric]

if (fluffy.getPressureSwitchValue()) {
fluffy.setRelayValue(edu.wpi.first.wpilibj. Relay.Value.kOff);
} else {
fluffy.setRelayValue(edu.wpi.first.wpilibj. Relay.Value.kOn);
}


this will i believe to turn off the compressor
(have not yet tried it yet)

also is the only import we need is

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.solenoid;

right


thanks.

[Twisted eric]

How can I implement that into my code.

[KayyPii]

After you import the solenoid class, you will have to create your solenoid objects in Java. You can do this using :

Solenoid kicker = new Solenoid ( slot, channel );

then in your program, you can check the status of the trigger using an "if" selection and use the set( boolean on ); method to turn the solenoid on.

[Twisted eric]

Originally Posted by KayyPii

After you import the solenoid class, you will have to create your solenoid objects in Java. You can do this using :

Solenoid kicker = new Solenoid ( slot, channel );

then in your program, you can check the status of the trigger using an "if" selection and use the set( boolean on ); method to turn the solenoid on.

Can you please show me an example this is my first year programming in Java and I have no mentor to help.

[KayyPii]

Solenoid kicker = new Solenoid ( 7, 1 ); //locate a solenoid on slot 7 of cRio and channel 1 on the solenoid breakout.
if ( pup.getButton( Joystick.ButtonType.kTrigger ) == true ) //if the switch is pressed
         kicker.set(true); //turn on the solenoid
else
         kicker.set(false); //turn off the solenoid

That is pretty much our code for our kicker with the few changes to the variable names. Also, I believe that when you initialize the solenoid to channel 1, it is the first channel on the breakout board. I think its labelled as 0. Hope this helps

[nikRbokRz]

Originally Posted by Twisted eric

if (fluffy.getPressureSwitchValue()) {
fluffy.setRelayValue(edu.wpi.first.wpilibj. Relay.Value.kOff);
} else {
fluffy.setRelayValue(edu.wpi.first.wpilibj. Relay.Value.kOn);
}


this will i believe to turn off the compressor
(have not yet tried it yet)

also is the only import we need is

import edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.solenoid;

right


thanks.

First of all, instead of doing "edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Relay.value.kOn", isn't it much easier to just to "Relay.value.kOn"?

From what my team assumed, the compressor automatically turns on/off, depending on the pressure switch. We initially couldn't get it to work, but it turned out to just be a bad spike. So I'm not really sure if you need to be turning it on/off.

As for the solenoid, yes all you need to import is

import edu.wpi.first.spilibj.Solenoid;

Depending on how you've connected your solenoid(s), you will have to set them true or false to get it to work as you wish.

Hope that helped.