no control of bot when kicker is operating

[isaacdl]

We're using Timer.delay(xnumberofseconds). Is that what you mean?

[ATannahill]

What is happening is that your code is stopping there and is not checking for new values for the joystick.

I don't know much about java but what will probably work is assigning the time at the beginning of the kick to a variable. When the time is equal to or greater than the variable plus .5 move on with the kick.

This will let your code loop and read the joysticks.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by isaacdl

We're using Timer.delay(xnumberofseconds). Is that what you mean?

I believe so... There should be a way of setting a timer to go off in X period of time. In C++ these would be the Timer.Start Timer.Stop and Timer.HasPeriodPassed (Referenced http://www.virtualroadside.com/WPILib/class_timer.html) Java should have an equivalent. This should not delay the loop you are in which is your problem. (If I am assuming your problem correctly)

[isaacdl]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

I believe so... There should be a way of setting a timer to go off in X period of time. In C++ these would be the Timer.Start Timer.Stop and Timer.HasPeriodPassed (Referenced http://www.virtualroadside.com/WPILib/class_timer.html) Java should have an equivalent. This should not delay the loop you are in which is your problem. (If I am assuming your problem correctly)

As far as I can tell, it's literally a delay; if you set a state for something (ie motor 1 forward 50%) and then use that delay method for 2 seconds, motor 1 will continue to operate at 50% until the timer is done and you send a command to change the state.