Gamepad Button

R2026b

Represent one of the 12 buttons on VEX V5 Controller gamepad and read the logical value of the button

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Gamepad Button block

To add a block to a model, double-click the canvas and start typing the block name. Then, select the block from the list.

Libraries:
Simulink Coder Support Package for VEX EDR V5 Robot Brain / Gamepad

Description

Add-On Required: This feature requires the Simulink Coder Support Package for VEX EDR V5 Robot Brain add-on.

The Gamepad Button block is used to represent one of the 12 buttons on the VEX^® V5 Controller gamepad, and read the corresponding logical value (1 or 0) based on whether the button is pressed or released.

Ports

Output

Port_1 — Output port with a logical value (1 or 0)

1 or 0

When you press the button, the block output is 1; otherwise (in a released state of the button), the block output is 0.

Data Types: Boolean

Parameters

Gamepad type — Select the type of gamepad control

Primary (default) | Partner

You can have a pair of VEX V5 Controller gamepads to control the peripherals connected to VEX EDR V5 Robot Brain.

Button — Select a button on the V5 Controller gamepad

R1 (default)

Before you make the selection, review the labeling of the buttons on the VEX V5 Controller gamepad.

Sample time — Sample time for obtaining the logical value of the button

0.02 (default) | seconds

Specify how often the Gamepad Button block should read the logical value of the button.

When you set this parameter to -1, Simulink^® determines the best sample time for the block based on the block context within the model.

Programmatic Use: Add Block

To add the block programmatically, use the add_block function with one of these library block paths as the source.

"vexv5lib/Gamepad/Gamepad Button"

Example: add_block("vexv5lib/Gamepad/Gamepad Button","myModel/myBlock",MakeNameUnique="on")

Version History

Introduced in R2018b