2010:Controls Details

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Left Joystick Controls

Identifier Type Function
Forward Y axis pushed forward Drive both left wheels forward
Reverse Y axis pulled back Drive both left wheels reverse
Turbo Trigger Button Turns on Turbo mode for Forward and Reverse
Slow Button 2 Turns on Slow mode for Forward and Reverse
Pivot Right X axis moved to the right If button 3 is pressed, this pivots the front to the right (i.e. rear of robot pivots left)
Pivot Left X axis moved to the left If button 3 is pressed, this pivots the front to the left (i.e. rear of robot pivots right)
Pivot mode Button 3 Pivots the back of the robot (i.e. runs both front motors)
If Button 3 on the right joystick is also being pressed, the right joystick will control the pivot.
Tilt Up Button 5 Tilts the camera up
Tilt Down Button 4 Tilts the camera down
Debug Kicker Button 6 Prints information to the User Messages Regarding the Kicker
Debug Drive Button 7 Prints information to the User Messages Regarding the Drive
Debug Camera Button 11 Prints information to the User Messages Regarding the Camera
Clear Messages Button 10 Clears all messages in User Messages in the Driver Station
Reset Gyro Button 8 Sets the current robot position to 0 degrees on the gyro

 Right Joystick Controls

Identifier Type Function
Forward Y axis pushed forward Drive both right wheels forward
Reverse Y axis pulled back Drive both right wheels reverse
Turbo Trigger Button Turns on Turbo mode for Forward and Reverse
Slow Button 2 Turns on Slow mode for Forward and Reverse
Pivot Right X axis moved to the right If button 3 is pressed, this pivots the front to the right (i.e. rear of robot pivots left)
Pivot Left X axis moved to the left If button 3 is pressed, this pivots the front to the left (i.e. rear of robot pivots right)
Pivot mode Button 3 Pivots the back of the robot (i.e. runs both front motors)
If Button 3 on the left joystick is also being pressed, the right joystick will control the pivot.
Tilt Up Button 5 Tilts the camera up
Tilt Down Button 4 Tilts the camera down

Secondary Controls

Identifier Type IO Board Connection Function
Ball Ready Sensor Broken Small Toggle Switch

Digital Channel 3

Ball Ready Sensor Broken Toggle
Kicker Strength Sensor Broken Small Toggle Switch

Digital Channel 4

Kicker Strength Sensor (mag sensor on leg) broken
Beater Bar Control Large 3-Position Toggle

Analog Channel 3

Beater Bar control (forward, stop, reverse)
Autonomous Select QTouch Wheel

Digital Channel 1 - Clockwise indication

Digital Channel 2 - Counterclockwise indication

Select Autonomous Mode
Kicker Strength QTouch Slider

Analog Channel 1

Raise/Lower Kicker Strength
Arm Left Black Arcade Button 1

Digital Channel 5

Arm Location/Control
Arm Right Black Arcade Button 2

Digital Channel 6

Arm Location/Control
Auto Delay Potentiometer

Analog Channel 4

Auto mode delay
Kick Large Round Button

Digital Channel 10 - Button

High Current Output 1 - Light

Kicker (will light up when ready!). If the kicker sensor is broken the light will indicate that the kicker is at the limit.


Arm Up Square Button 1 Digital Channel 11 Arm Up (Light for TBD)
Arm Down Square Button 2 Digital Channel 12 Arm Down (Light for TBD)
Shooter Strength Display Bar Graph Analog Output 1 Show strength of kicker
Ball Ready Large Green LED Digital Channel 13 Ball "ready" indicator
Arm Lock Large Toggle Switch Digital Channel 16 Locks the arm to prevent it from moving into a lower position.
Small Toggle Digital Channel 7 Spare Toggle 1
Small Toggle Digital Channel 8 Spare Toggle 2
Large Red LED High Current Output 2 Spare Red LED
Large Green LED Digital Channel 14 Spare Green LED
Potentiometer Analog Channel 2 Spare Potentiometer