Arcade drive parameters switched

[Gandagorn]

self-explanatory. When I try to pass in joystick values or motor speeds to the arcade drive, it turns when it should go straight, and it goes straight when it should turn. I must switch the parameters for it to work properly. This isn’t a big deal but it’s concerning. Has anyone else had this issue?

code:

GitHub - DreherFRC2815/2815_Rapid_React

[Bmongar]

You need to invert one of the sides of your drivetrain.
rightLeader.setInverted(true)

This is new this year, in previous years the DifferentialDrive class would automatically invert the right speed controller.

IF you think about it, going straight without inverting one side would make the wheels spin in opposite directions, then in order to go straight you would have to ‘rotate’ so that the wheels would spin the same direction.

[gdefender]

Robot spinning after importing to 2022

I’m creating this post to draw extra attention to an upcoming breaking change to WPILib. The Drive classes, such as DifferentialDrive, no longer invert the right motor controller by default. If you import your code from 2021 into the 2022 development environment, don’t forget to check your motor inversion. Most robots need the right side to be inverted or they will spin in circles instead of driving forward. rightMotorController.setInverted(true);