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10nisman94

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Dead Zone

could someone post code on creating a joystick dead zone, thanks in adv.

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 3:25 pm

Jeff McBride

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Re: Dead Zone

Take a look at the TankArcade.c example in the thread: http://www.robotc.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=826.

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 4:42 pm

Aswin

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Re: Dead Zone


	Code: const int deadzone=18; int desiredspeed; if (abs(joystick.joy1_y1)>deadzone) { desiredspeed=joystick.joy1_y1/1.28; if (desiredspeed>0) desiredspeed-=deadzone; else desiredspeed+=deadzone; } else desiredspeed=0; motor[motorA]=desiredspeed;

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 6:01 pm

Atlantisbase

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Re: Dead Zone

You could also do it this way


	Code: long speed[2] = {0, 0}; void speedCalc() { while(true) { getJoystickSettings(joystick); if(joystick.joy1_y1 >= 20 \|\| joystick.joy1_y1 <= -20) //Creates a dead zone by ignoring any values from -20 to 20 { long val = 0.000023727307(joystick.joy1_y1^3) + 0.000048054645(joystick.joy1_y1^2) + 0.3987059273joystick.joy1_y1 - 0.0033576988; //This equation scales the speed but for some reason it only returns half the proper value speed[0] = 2val; // So here we multiply it by two } else { speed[0] = 0; } if((joystick.joy1_y2 >= 20) \|\| (joystick.joy1_y2 <= -20)) //Creates a dead zone by ignoring any values from -20 to 20 { long val2 = 0.000023727307(joystick.joy1_y2^3) + 0.000048054645(joystick.joy1_y2^2) + 0.3987059273joystick.joy1_y2 - 0.0033576988; speed[1] = 2val2; } else { speed[1] = 0; } } }

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Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:34 pm

EastBots

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Re: Dead Zone

Hey I have made a Program for the dead zone, but every time I run it, it just never works correctly, because the robot will never move. Here is the program:


	Code: #pragma config(Hubs, S1, HTMotor, HTMotor, none, none) #pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C1_1, motorD, tmotorNormal, openLoop, reversed) #pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C1_2, motorE, tmotorNormal, openLoop) #pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C2_1, , tmotorNone, openLoop) #pragma config(Motor, mtr_S1_C2_2, , tmotorNone, openLoop) //!!Code automatically generated by 'ROBOTC' configuration wizard !!// #include "JoystickDriver.c" task main() { while(true) { if ((joystick.joy1_y1 <= 30 \|\| joystick.joy1_y1 >= -30)) { motor[motorD] = 0; } else if ((joystick.joy1_y1 >= 30 \|\| joystick.joy1_y1 <= -30)) { getJoystickSettings(joystick); motor[motorD] = joystick.joy1_y1; } if ((joystick.joy1_y2 <= 30) \|\| (joystick.joy1_y2 >= -30)) { motor[motorE] = 0; } else if ((joystick.joy1_y2 >= 20) \|\| (joystick.joy1_y2 <= -20)) { getJoystickSettings(joystick); motor[motorE] = joystick.joy1_y2; } } }

If you can help, we would appreciate it very much. :programmer:

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Mon Nov 10, 2008 6:13 pm

Aswin

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Re: Dead Zone

Your program uses joystick.joy1_y2 to tell your motor how fast to rotate. Things like joystick.joy1_y2 are variables and need to be inialized before they can be used. In this case you do this with the getJoystickSettings(joystick) function. If you don't initilize it you'll get a zero value (if you are lucky).
Also, everytime before you use the variable you have to make sure it is updated (if you want to). Again, you do this with the getJoystickSettings(joystick) function.
You do use this function, but it is at the end of the while loop in a conditional branche. But it might never be executed. Moving this statement to the top of your while loop will solve your problem.

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Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:37 pm

tfriez

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Re: Dead Zone

you should move the "GetJoystickValues" function to right after the "while(true)" loop is started.

Example (snippet):


	Code: while(true) { getJoystickSettings(joystick); if ((joystick.joy1_y1 <= 30 \|\| joystick.joy1_y1 >= -30)) { motor[motorD] = 0; } else if ((joystick.joy1_y1 >= 30 \|\| joystick.joy1_y1 <= -30)) { motor[motorD] = joystick.joy1_y1; }

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Wed Nov 12, 2008 1:49 pm

mannie

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Re: Dead Zone

Everyone is correct so far as far as getting the values from the joystick. However the real problem is with the logic in your first if statement. It reads:

if ((joystick.joy1_y1 <= 30 || joystick.joy1_y1 >= -30))
{
motor[motorD] = 0;
}

The issue is that every single value for joystick.joy1_y1 will be <= 30 OR >= -30. So this if statement always evaluates to true and motorD will never move.

What you want to do is change it to use && (AND) instead of || (OR).

Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:22 am

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Re: Dead Zone

Please note that it should be >= 30 and <= -30 other wise your motors will only work for a very small range of the joystick, thusly,


	Code: if((joystick.joy1_y1 >= 30) \|\| (joystick.joy1_y1 <= -30)) { motor[motorD] = joystick.joy1_y1; } else { motor[motorD] = 0; }

While you could use an else if to explictly test for values within the dead zone it becomes redundant because if it isn't outside the dead zone it's inside it so just an else is necessary.

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Sat Nov 15, 2008 8:57 pm

Aswin

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Re: Dead Zone

[quote="Atlantisbase"]


	Code: if ((joystick.joy1_y1 >= 30) \|\| (joystick.joy1_y1 <= -30)) { motor[motorD] = joystick.joy1_y1; } else { motor[motorD] = 0; }

The if statement of this code is correct. However, You cannot simple pass the joystick value to the motor. The range of the joystick goes from -128 to 128. The motor has a valid range of -100 to 100. Therefore you'll have to devide the joystick range by 1.28 (resulting in a value between -100 and 100) before assigning it to the motor.

Also, please note that using this code the minimum speed of the motor =30 or -30. I do not know if this is what you want. But suppose you want both a deadzone and the possiblility to have a minimum speed below 30 then you'll have to correct for this as well.

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