button activation for motor

[WIllowSquID]

well we aprieciate all the help, but we need to know what labview will look like to make this work.

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by WIllowSquID

well we aprieciate all the help, but we need to know what labview will look like to make this work.

Do you know how to read the state of a joystick button?

Do you know how to set the speed of a motor connected to a Jaguar?

Do you know what a Case block is in LabVIEW?

What program will you be starting with? Will this program need to do anything besides controlling the two motors?

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by WIllowSquID

well we appreciate all the help, but we need to know what labview will look like to make this work.

Along the lines of what Alan suggested... it is much more valuable for you to learn the process than it is for us to give you the answers. Don't get me wrong, I will help in any way I can, but for now I would prefer to point you to sources where you can learn the processes.
Let's start off with my favorite site for learning LabView from an FRC perspective. There are a couple different links into the site that work, but this is my favorite. This is on the LVMastery web site.

I'll bet by the time you run through the first 14 lessons, you will be able to answer your own question. Do your self a big favor and don't stop after #14, finish them all. It will be well worth your time.

[Alan Anderson]

Assuming the answers to the first three questions I posed a couple of posts ago are all "yes":



Open the joystick and both motors in the Begin vi, giving them useful names with RefNum Set functions. Close them all in the Finish vi.

Put two Case blocks in the Teleop vi.

Wire the "Buttons" output of a Joystick Get to an Unbundle By Name and choose the two buttons you want to use.

Wire the state of the first joystick button to the selector terminal of the first Case block. Inside the "True" case, set both motors to run at the desired speed. Leave the "False" case empty.

Wire the state of the second joystick button to the selector terminal of the second Case block. Inside the "True" case, set both motors to stop. Leave the "False" case empty.



This will do exactly what you asked for, including the part about not being sure what happens when both buttons are pressed simultaneously.

[WIllowSquID]

Thank you so much this helped tremendously.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by WIllowSquID

Thank you so much this helped tremendously.

That is exactly why we are here. Please feel free to ask if you need any additional help.