IFI mecanum code

[ratdude747]

My team has an IFI controlled mecanum chassis sitting around. it drives, but the code is a mess (it has 2 motors reversed and a couple scenarios make it not drive as it should).

I have NO idea on how IFI C++ works... the closed I came was learning pBASIC to control Boe-Bots in my PLTW DE class... and that was sending pwm pulses two 2 servos (650-850). I also know labview but i know that is not very relevant

the student that wrote the code in fall 08 is long since left the team and the mentor that helped out is not here a lot...

the controller is a 2005 model (based on other parts donated to team by 554). all the victors are 884's (of various vintages) on pwm's 1-4. if it matters, it uses 4 cims and an IFI PD board.

anybody have some tweakable code or advice on where to begin; I don't even know what software I need... I wasn't a programmer back in 08 (my rookie year).

[Akash Rastogi]

http://mort.codeplex.com/releases/view/24930

Our 2008 code was for mecanum drive uses a single 3d attack pro joystick, hopefully that is useful for you. If you have any questions, PM programMORT11 on here.

[Katie_UPS]

UPS also had Mecanum back in the old IFI days. If you can pm BigJ, I'm sure he'd be helpful.

[Hugh Meyer]

Larry,

Last summer for an off-season project we built and programmed a mecanum drive with the IFI controller. You can check out the code on our SVN server if you want it, but I will need to give you a user id and passwd. PM for that on Monday if you want the code.


-Hugh

[ratdude747]

good news!

turns out the guy who wrote the code is returning for his senior year (he took the junior year off) and is willing to help fix the code.