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+# Controls and hardware map
+
+Model: Johnny 5 (Short Circuit) MOC. Seven motors across two Technic hubs.
+
+## Port map
+
+| Hub | Address | Port | Function | Desired field |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| 0 | `90:84:2b:61:e6:8c` | A | Right track | `rightTrack` |
+| 0 | | B | Left track | `leftTrack` |
+| 0 | | D | Body lift | `bodyLift` |
+| 1 | `90:84:2b:61:f2:d7` | A | Head tilt | `headTilt` |
+| 1 | | B | Head turn | `headTurn` |
+| 1 | | C | Left arm | `leftArm` |
+| 1 | | D | Right arm | `rightArm` |
+
+The sketch does not rely on this table — it is here for humans. At connect the
+hubs report their own inventory over notifications, so the serial log tells you
+what is actually plugged in:
+
+```
+hub0 port A : Technic Control+ LARGE motor (0x002E)
+hub0 port B : Technic Control+ LARGE motor (0x002E)
+hub0 port D : Technic Control+ XL motor (0x002F)
+hub0 port 0x32 : hub RGB LED (0x0017)
+...
+```
+
+Internal devices (LED on `0x32`, battery voltage, current, IMU) report as
+attached too. Anything not on A–D can be ignored.
+
+## Controls
+
+| Input | Function |
+| --- | --- |
+| Left stick Y | Drive forward / back |
+| Left stick X | Turn |
+| Right stick X | Head turn |
+| Right stick Y | Head tilt |
+| R2 | Body lift up (proportional) |
+| L2 | Body lift down (proportional) |
+| D-pad up / down | Left arm up / down |
+| Triangle / Cross | Right arm up / down |
+| L1 (held) | Precision mode, 40% drive |
+| R1 (held) | Full speed, 100% drive |
+| Circle | All stop |
+
+Default drive scale is 75%.
+
+Bluepad32 names buttons Xbox-style, so in the code `y()` is Triangle, `a()` is
+Cross and `b()` is Circle. `throttle()` is R2 and `brake()` is L2, both analog
+0–1023.
+
+Why this layout: arcade drive on one stick keeps the other free for the head,
+which is the expressive part of this model. The analog triggers go to body lift
+because it is the heavy slow axis that benefits most from proportional feel.
+Arms are digital because they are pose-and-hold, not modulate.
+
+To remap, set `DEBUG_BUTTONS` to 1 at the top of the sketch and press each
+button — it prints the mask so you can match your pad's firmware exactly.
+
+## Power caps
+
+```cpp
+static const int TRACK_MAX = 100;
+static const int HEAD_MAX  = 50;
+static const int LIFT_MAX  = 60;
+static const int ARM_MAX   = 45;
+```
+
+**Everything except the tracks runs into a mechanical end stop.** There is no
+position feedback in this code, so holding a direction against a stop stalls the
+motor — that means stripped gears or a browned-out hub, and the hub will not
+complain until it drops the BLE connection entirely. That is why the non-track
+caps are well below 100. Lower them further if an axis feels forceful, and do
+not hold a direction once the axis has stopped moving.
+
+The real fix, worth doing once the travel of each axis is known: Control+ motors
+have absolute encoders. Subscribe to position with Port Input Format Setup
+(`0x41`), learn each axis's limits, and refuse to drive past them. That turns a
+mechanical hazard into a software one.
+
+## Rate limiting
+
+Two limits, both in `driveMotor`:
+
+* `MOTOR_MIN_GAP_MS` (100ms) per port
+* `HUB_MIN_GAP_MS` (25ms) per hub, roughly 40 commands/sec
+
+The second one exists because hub 1 has four motors on it. The per-port limit
+alone would let through up to 66 commands/sec to a single hub, which is more
+than these will absorb — you get stutter, then a dropped link. Stops are exempt
+from both and always go out immediately.
+
+If motors feel laggy, lower `MOTOR_MIN_GAP_MS` before touching the hub limit.
+If a hub drops out under heavy stick movement, raise `HUB_MIN_GAP_MS`.
+
+---
+
+Created by: Jess Rogerson (yelling commands at Claude.AI)