Texas Instruments MSP430 Launchpad (2015) Source: Game console retailers like Best Buy, GameStop, Target, Walmart Usually, that means starting with ports connected to bigger drain USB hubs that have several devices hanging off them, or LED heavy game controllers. When the driver station is running on laptop battery it begins to cut power to USB ports starting with the ports with the highest power drain. Basic controllers connected directly to the laptop USB ports with power saving turned off are safest.
Warning: power hungry controllers and loaded down USB hubs may brown out during competition. This can inadvertently lead to a mysterious loss of control if the driver hits the button/switch accidentally.Ĭontrollers without such a switch are more foolproof to use. Note: Some game controllers (like the F310 above) have mode buttons and switches that change how the buttons and axes are mapped. Non-game controllers such as keypads are not recognized by the Driver station application.
It just has to be recognizable by the Windows OS with an appropriate hardware driver on the Driver Station laptop as a game controller. To control the robot the Kit of Parts includes the classic Attack3 Joystick and others through FIRST Choice or the physical kit.Īny USB wired game controller can be used, such as Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 USB compatible game controllers. (click on game controllers for 2015 FRC mapping of buttons & axes) Logitech F310 (mapping changes for a Dual Action/xBox Emulator switch on bottom and for a Sports mode switch on top)
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