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Driving Finch with Xbox Controller
Create projects with the Birdbrain Technologies Finch being driven by an Xbox Controller.
from robot.finch import Finch
from robot.xbox_joystick import XboxJoystick
from time import sleep
def robot(joystick):
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# exit
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
if joystick.state.button_down_milliseconds(XboxJoystick.BUTTON_XBOX):
return False
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# driving
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FACTOR = 0.75
left_speed = right_speed = round(-joystick.state.left_y() * 100, 2) + 0.0
speed_multiplier = 1.0 - (abs(joystick.state.right_x()) * FACTOR)
if joystick.state.right_x() >= 0.0:
right_speed = right_speed * speed_multiplier # turn right (slower right wheel)
else:
left_speed = left_speed * speed_multiplier # turn left (slower left wheel)
finch.motors(left_speed, right_speed)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# weapons
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
left_weapon = joystick.state.left_trigger() * 100.0
right_weapon = joystick.state.right_trigger() * 100.0
finch.beak(max(left_weapon, right_weapon), 15, 0)
finch.tail(1, left_weapon, 5, 0)
finch.tail(4, right_weapon, 5, 0)
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# state string
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
extra_state_string = ""
extra_state_string += f"{left_weapon:8.2f}"
extra_state_string += f"{right_weapon:8.2f}"
extra_state_string += f"{left_speed:8.2f}"
extra_state_string += f"{right_speed:8.2f}"
extra_state_string += f"{speed_multiplier:8.2f}"
joystick.state.print_state_string(extra_state_string)
sleep(XboxJoystick.EVENT_LOOP_DELAY)
return True
finch = Finch("A")
joystick = XboxJoystick().connect()
print("Ready")
joystick.run(robot)
Remote Robot
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