T-Series/Initial setup/T-Joy

Initial Setup and Testing

When you first receive your T-JOY, you may wish to perform a few simple steps to familiarize yourself with its operation. First you will need a power supply. If you did not order one with your device, you will require a power supply with output voltage between 10 and 16V DC. The power input accepts a standard 2.1mm center positive connector. Most unregulated 12V AC-to-DC adapters output around 16V under light current draw, dropping to 12V at their rated current. Some may output higher voltages and will not be suitable. The chosen power supply must also be rated to handle the maximum total current draw of the devices connected to it. For example, if you have one T-JOY joystick and 2 T-LA28A actuators daisy-chained together with a single power supply, you will need at least 690 mA (50mA for the joystick and 320 mA for each actuator). The current draw of each device is given in the specifications section of the user’s manual for the device. When powering long chains of devices, we recommend connecting a power supply to every second or third device in the chain to reduce the current through the data cables.

Once you have a working power supply, you can test the operation of the T-JOY. Connect the power supply to the joystick and ensure that the green LED turns on indicating power. Move the joystick from left to right, forward and back, and rotate the handle counterclockwise and clockwise. Also try pressing the buttons. As you perform each of these actions you should notice the yellow LED blinking indicating communications are taking place. Each blink corresponds to a single instruction being sent by the joystick.

This is the extent of the testing you can perform without connecting other devices to interpret and execute the instructions being sent by the T-JOY, or connecting a computer to communicate with the T-JOY.