Programming code with joysticks

[mluisapax]

Hello!
Please help me as im not very good in programming and I want to make a code to control a robotic arm through a joystick. I have tried to make a code in which each joint is assigned to a letter. To select the type of joint that I want to control, through the x-axis I look for the letter to move. Once found, to be able to select it, I have to press the joystick with the z-axis, and in this way I can move freely the joint without changing the letters assigned to the other joints. To select another letter, press the z-axis again and select the next letter with the x-axis. This is the code.
Any suggestions would be great!
Thank you

//Initialize Data Structures char alphabet[] = {' ','a','d','e','f','g','h','q','r','s','t','w','y'}; char text[50] = {'-', '-', '>'}; //Initialize Counters int alphabetCounter = 0; int textCounter = 3;

//Initialize Sensor Values int sensorValueX; int sensorValueY; int sensorValueZ;

// Define angle limits float minrot0 = -360, maxrot0 = 360; float minrot1 = 30, maxrot1 = 90; float minrot2 = -120, maxrot2 = -60; float minrot3 = -360, maxrot3 = 360; float minrot4 = -60, maxrot4 = 60;

void setup() {

// initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second: Serial.begin(9600); Serial.print(text); Serial.println(alphabet[alphabetCounter]);
}

void loop() { sensorValueX = analogRead(A0); sensorValueY = analogRead(A1); sensorValueZ = analogRead(A2); if (sensorValueX > 750 || sensorValueX < 150 || sensorValueY > 750 || sensorValueY < 150 || sensorValueZ <10){
//// X-Axis Incriment and Decriment// if (sensorValueX > 750){// alphabetCounter++;// delay(500);// }// if (sensorValueX < 150){// alphabetCounter--;// delay(500);// }

// Y-Axis Incriment and Decriment if (sensorValueY > 750){ alphabetCounter++; delay(500); } if (sensorValueY < 150){ alphabetCounter--; delay(500); }
// Z-Axis Select Character if (sensorValueZ < 10){ delay(500); }

    Serial.print(text);    Serial.println(alphabet[alphabetCounter]);//    Serial.println(alphabetCounter);//    Serial.println(textCounter);  } 

}

[UKHeliBob]

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[gcjr]

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@mluisapax

Please help me as im not very good in programming

curious, do you want to learn to program or just make your project work?

@mluisapax

To select the type of joint that I want to control, through the x-axis I look for the letter to move.

Once found, to be able to select it, I have to press the joystick with the z-axis, and in this way I can move freely the joint without changing the letters assigned to the other joints.

To select another letter, press the z-axis again and select the next letter with the x-axis. This is the code.

sounds like you want to select a letter using the x-axis joystick. but it seems that code is commented out and the code is using the y-axis joystick. And you want to en/disable the selection using the z-axis

don't see any use for the z-axis input to en/disable selection

but i don't see anything controlling a joint.

looks like you're relying on a delay to prevent advancing the selected letter too quickly. could recognize the transition from above/below a threshold

[mluisapax]

Sorry i´m new here and im trying my best
This is the new code.
Its okey like this?
Thank you

//Initialize Data Structures
char alphabet[] = {' ','a','d','e','f','g','h','q','r','s','t','w','y'};
char text[50] = {'-', '-', '>'};
//Initialize Counters int alphabetCounter = 0; int textCounter = 3;

//Initialize Sensor Values
int sensorValueX;
int sensorValueY;
int sensorValueZ;

// Define angle limits
float minrot0 = -360, maxrot0 = 360;
float minrot1 = 30, maxrot1 = 90;
float minrot2 = -120, maxrot2 = -60;
float minrot3 = -360, maxrot3 = 360;
float minrot4 = -60, maxrot4 = 60;

void setup() {

// initialize serial communication at 9600 bits per second:
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.print(text);
Serial.println(alphabet[alphabetCounter]);
}

void loop() {
sensorValueX = analogRead(A0);
sensorValueY = analogRead(A1);
sensorValueZ = analogRead(A2);
if (sensorValueX > 750 || sensorValueX < 150 || sensorValueY > 750 || sensorValueY < 150 || sensorValueZ <10){

//// X-Axis Incriment and Decriment//

if (sensorValueX > 750){// alphabetCounter++;// delay(500);// }//
if (sensorValueX < 150){// alphabetCounter--;// delay(500);// }

// Y-Axis Incriment and Decriment
if (sensorValueY > 750){ alphabetCounter++; delay(500); }
if (sensorValueY < 150){ alphabetCounter--; delay(500); }

// Z-Axis Select Character
if (sensorValueZ < 10){ delay(500); }

    Serial.print(text);
Serial.println(alphabet[alphabetCounter]);

// Serial.println(alphabetCounter);
// Serial.println(textCounter); }
}

[UKHeliBob]

@mluisapax

Its okey like this?

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[gcjr]

@mluisapax

i´m new here and im trying my best

beside learning to program, need to learn to explain

would you mind responding to my comments in post #3?