Connect USB joystick to smart phone.

[黃祥恩]

Hello everyone, I need help--

I need connect USB joystick to smart phone. When smart phone receive joystick's signal. Send the message to PLC by Wifi.

I am success to send message to PLC，but I don't understand how to receive signal of USB joystick.(I need real joyscitk to control, not virtual)

I've searched website, than I found the youtube film：(cilck here)   But I can't find the related resources.

Please help me, give me the example or resource.(.aia .aix), or tell me how to connect USB joystick.

[TimAI2]

See here, may help....

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/mitappinventortest/joystick%7Csort:date/mitappinventortest/NCG1afmrA94/dU3cDzwOAgAJ

[Chris Ward]

Hello 黃祥恩

The video uses the earliest version of App Inventor 2, with an extension of some form from FIRST Tech Challenge.

FIRST Tech Challenge You Tube site: https://www.youtube.com/user/FIRSTTechChallenge/videos  a lot of stuff going on their.

1) We need to know what is the goal of your App Inventor App - what is it going to do?  Control a Robot?

2) The Joy Stick - is it an FTC Game Pad? If not, tell us what it is, with a link to the manufacturer's website for technical details.

[黃祥恩]

Hello Chris Ward:

1) We need to know what is the goal of your App Inventor App - what is it going to do? Control a Robot?

A: I have a old machine, it's controller is not work good. I wish replace it by plc<--wifi-->smart phone<--cable or bluetooth-->joystick.

Smart phone is good choices because of its weight, battery time, and have a screen to show some information of plc.

2) The Joy Stick - is it an FTC Game Pad? If not, tell us what it is, with a link to the manufacturer's website for technical details.

A: No it's not FTC Game Pad. It's manufacturer's show below:
http://www.sun-yes.com.tw/portal_c1_cnt_page.php?owner_num=c1_18475&button_num=c1&folder_id=4131&cnt_id=24828&search_field=&search_word=&search_field2=&search_word2=&search_field3=&search_word3=&bool1=&bool2=&search_type=1&up_page=2

I also consider connect joystick and smart phone by Bluetooth. But the USB method is the most expensive way.

I found another way to use USB joystick.
I created a apk with some buttons. And use joystick's app connect to joystick. Then mapping joystick's buttons to this buttons of my app. So I don't need to process USB joysticks' communication.

It's also work by Bluetooth joystick.

But In this way,I should keep my screen always on.