#define deadzone_xbox 15		//center deadzone
#define offset_xbox 7			//compensate for center on stick
#define deadzone_ps3 7
#define offset_ps3 2

int vals[3];						//stoors the values, 1=steering position, 2=acceleration, 3=brake/reverse
int pos, negOff, posOff, l2, r2;


//The fallowing code works in a way to retain full range out of the sticks using deadzones. Each input range is calculated from the center offset+deadzone defined earlier to min and max values.
//Corresponding adjustments are made for both >center position or < center position and added together. This way you can adjust the deadzone as much as you please and the value once you leave that deadzone will still be 1 instead of some higher value where the inputs are ignored until then.

void calcXboxInput(){
  pos=Xbox.getAnalogHat(LeftHatX_XBOX)>>8;    //value returned is 16 bit(but only 10 bit ADC) and since lower bits are noisy just concatonate number to upper 8 bits, could also devide here but bit shifting is much faster
  negOff=offset_xbox-deadzone_xbox;
  posOff=offset_xbox+deadzone_xbox;
  l2=Xbox.getButton(L2_XBOX);
  r2=Xbox.getButton(R2_XBOX);

  vals[0]=map(min(pos,negOff),negOff,-128,127,0)+map(max(pos,posOff),posOff,127,0,128);
  vals[1]=((l2>0)? l2: r2);
  vals[2]=((l2>0)? 1: 0);
}

void calcPs3Input(){
  pos=PS3.getAnalogHat(LeftHatX)-128;
  negOff=offset_ps3-deadzone_ps3;
  posOff=offset_ps3+deadzone_ps3;
  l2=PS3.getAnalogButton(L2_ANALOG);
  r2=PS3.getAnalogButton(R2_ANALOG);

  vals[0]=map(min(pos,negOff),negOff,-128,127,0)+map(max(pos,posOff),posOff,127,0,128);
  vals[1]=((l2>0)? l2: r2);
  vals[2]=((l2>0)? 1: 0);
}