We’ve been having an odd issue where the controller seems to get “stuck” - when buttons are pressed, they register on the DS but no commands are sent to the robot. When joysticks are moved, the DS does not register anything. Previously, this has not been much of a problem since the joysticks would just get stuck at zero, and we could fix it by just unplugging and plugging in the controller again. But this time, we had a close call as the joystick was stuck at full output. This resulted in the robot starting to move at full speed and rushing to hit the disable key.
this doesnt particularly sound like a controller issue… checking logs to see what comms/packet loss looked like at the time would be a good first step
I have to add that the DS showed the controller value of 1 after disabling even though nothing was pressed on the controller
I would isolate the issue to the PC, the controller, or the connection between the two. Change each of those variables, see if the problem repeats.
A couple potential causes:
The PC is running too many background tasks. Close anything besides DS.
The USB port/dongle hardware is no good. Try another USB port. If using a dongle, don’t. Many aren’t necessarily in line with the USB standard.
Driver issues. Uninstall and reinstall the controller drivers. Sometimes works.
Bad controllers. Some third-party, $20 Xbox controllers just aren’t very good. Either buy first party or look around for some good recommendations.
Ok, that’s weird. My next guess would probably be drivers?
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