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Simple Attachments

Simple attachments are pre-made attachments in Volt meant to make development quicker and simpler.

What are Simple Attachments?

There are three main simple attachments:

  1. SimpleAttachmentWithDcMotor
  2. SimpleAttachmentWithCrServo
  3. SimpleAttachmentWithServo

All three can be used as is, however, they can also be extended to add more functionality.

Using Simple Attachments

There are two main ways to use a simple attachment:

  1. As-is
  2. Extended

As-is

To use a simple attachment as-is, simply create a new instance of the attachment in your robot class.

class ExampleRobot(hardwareMap: HardwareMap, initialPose: Pose2d) : Robot(hardwareMap, initialPose) {
    val motor = SimpleAttachmentWithDcMotor(hardwareMap, "motorName")
}

Extended

To extend a simple attachment, create a new class that inherits the simple attachment.

class ExampleAttachment(hardwareMap: HardwareMap, name: String) : SimpleAttachmentWithDcMotor(hardwareMap, name) {
    init {
        // Reverse the motor
        motor.direction = DcMotorSimple.Direction.REVERSE
    }
}