Joystick Setup

Joystick setup is used to configure and calibrate the joysticks and joystick buttons on an integrated controller or an attached computer joystick/gamepad.

Joystick setup is only visible when a Joystick connected.

Pilots typically only use these settings to:

Change the RC controller mode (General tab). The default layout is Mode 2.
Assign functions to buttons (Button Assignment tab).

General tab

The general tab is used to enable and verify joystick input, and to set the controller mode.

The settings are explained below.

RC Modes

RC Modes define how the movement of the left and right joysticks are mapped to vehicle movement. There are 4 different modes. Auterion Mission Control uses the most popular mode (mode 2) by default.

The table below shows the behavior for a fixed-wing vehicle, where sticks map to: roll, pitch, yaw and throttle.

Position Mode provides a more detailed example of the default (mode 2) mappings for both Fixed Wing and Multicopter.

Button Assignment tab

The Button Assignment tab is used to assign functions to joystick buttons (single-, hold-down-, long- and double-press) and to combinations of button presses.

There is a grey box up the top for every button. Press a button on the joystick to find out its button number (7 is shown pressed below).

To assign a single click or repeat (hold-down) button:

Select the button on the joystick to find out the button.
Use the selection list to assign the single press action (e.g. set flight mode, trigger camera, etc.).
Some action can be repeated, meaning that the command should be sent multiple times if the button is held down (e.g. incrementing the camera zoom in steps). Select the Repeat checkbox if the button is to be used in this way (the checkbox is disabled if repeated is not allowed for the current action).

The Add Custom Action button allows you to define that an action occurs on a button long press, double press, or combination of two other buttons being pressed together. A button can be assigned a single-press and at most one other operation (e.g. a long press or a double press). Some operations are invalid (e.g. long press and repeat).

To create a custom action:

Choose the associated action/function using the selector.
Choose the custom action type: COMBO, DOUBLE, LONG, NONE (for multiple button press, double-press, long-press, and nothing respectively).
Use the drop down to select the button for which the operation applies.
For COMBO actions then select the second button.
A valid and complete action is highlighted by a green label.

It is possible to define a custom action that makes another button action invalid. Check that all button colors are green to confirm they are valid (red indicates an invalid assignment).

The main button settings are listed below: