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imurvai / brickcontroller2

Cross platform application for controlling Lego creations using a bluetooth gamepad.
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Stop movement when USB is detached #120

Open BrickExperimentChannel opened 1 month ago

BrickExperimentChannel commented 1 month ago

I'm using your app with a PS4 controller via an USB cable. USB OTG adapter is in between. Sometimes the cable is detached when I'm driving a boat at full speed and the boat keeps going on. It leads to dangerous situations.

Could the app reset all all controls when the USB cable is detached?

I have done an ugly implementation that works for me but I'm not sure how reliable it is. Catch MotionEventActions.Cancel and then reset proportional controls. Resetting Accelerator-type controls is something I couldn't figure out how to do properly. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/mr4h8oyet4d2gzv78ra3k/AAPulxX1pFI_cAGAQ5Howok?dl=0&e=1&preview=com.scn.BrickController2_source.zip&rlkey=5nmbh3femf4sto95rvriucnvn

imurvai commented 3 weeks ago

hmm, interesting configuration with the OTG cable. Just curious: are you using the cable becase of the lower latency? What I can imagine is to fire events for the joy events with zero values so that it could be caught by the app then stop the corresponding outputs.

BrickExperimentChannel commented 3 weeks ago

Yes, lower latency and better reliability. There are fewer delay spikes with the cable, I think.

This OTG adapter I use. https://www.swissten.eu/en/usb-splitter-powered/swissten-otg-adapter-lightning-male--usb-a-female/

Zeroing out the joy events works nicely for normal proportional controls, like PS4 sticks. I tested it multiple times. But Accelerator-type controls, which I have configured for D-pad to sustain throttle at a constant level, need something else. They don't listen to joy events the same way. Maybe the Stop-button functionality could be invoked because it resets accelerators?