Why is my Arcade Control Not Working!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

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#1 
 while (true) {          
        LeftMotor.spin(directionType::fwd, (Controller1.Axis3.value() + Controller1.Axis4.value())/2, velocityUnits::pct);
        RightMotor.spin(directionType::fwd, (Controller1.Axis3.value() - Controller1.Axis4.value())/2, velocityUnits::pct);

So that’s a snip of my code, (the arcade control). Everything else works fine, but the arcade control just doesn’t work! Does anyone know why?

#2

Pls, does anyone know? I have been working on it for weeks, but can’t find the problem. Any help would be appreciated

#3

I’m not entirely sure, but my teammate (technically on the A team) had a similar issue and said something about limiting it to a max of 127 or something like that. When we went above that our robot went rogue and shot one of the lenses out of my other teammate’s (also A team) glasses!

#4

There’s nothing fundamentally wrong with the code you posted, the only way to know would be to see the whole project. What exactly doesn’t work ? No motor movement at all ?

#5

ArmClawController.vex (5 KB)

#6

that is my code

#7

I’m probably going to change it by the second comp tho

#8

and yes @jpearman, motors don’t move.

#9

You have three while(true){} loops. The second is inside the first. So you run through checking your controller axes a single time and then get stuck inside the second while(true){}. The third does the same to the second.

Move

LeftMotor.spin(directionType::fwd, Controller1.Axis3.value(), velocityUnits::pct);         
RightMotor.spin(directionType::fwd, Controller1.Axis4.value(), velocityUnits::pct);

down to the lower while(true){}.

Move

MotoryArmie.spin(directionType::fwd, Controller1.Axis2.value(), velocityUnits::pct);         
MotoryArmie2.spin(directionType::fwd, Controller1.Axis2.value(), velocityUnits::pct);          
task::sleep(20);

up to the second while(true){}, with the rest of the stuff.

Delete the first and third while(true){, the #include “robot-config.h” inside of the first one (you already have this at the top), the last task::sleep(20);, and their closing }s.

Then you should be good.

#10 
LeftMotor.spin(directionType::fwd, Controller1.Axis3.value(), velocityUnits::pct);         
RightMotor.spin(directionType::fwd, Controller1.Axis4.value(), velocityUnits::pct);

But for this part, would that still be arcade?

#11

So, would this code work for real competition driver control?
7517J CODE.vex (10.5 KB)

#12

No, you still had multiple while loops and seemed to have duplicated robot config somehow.
Have a look at this (I added back your arcade code)
7517J CODE_rev1.vex (9.5 KB)

#13

Oh, ok. I thought I had fixed that. Thanks @jpearman for all the help and support :slight_smile:

#14

I know I am asking a lot of questions, but will this code work if a competition switch is turned to driver control? Or is it there a different line that i have to put in? I’m really sorry for all of these questions :frowning:
But thanks everyone for all the help!

#15