probably a noob question
 

ok I have looked through NI's FIRST website in the hopes that I might find a tutorial that shows me how to program the buttons on the joysticks for certain function such as servos and pneumatic items. Is there such a tutorial that exists in NI's giant emporium of Help? I AM SO LOST

Re: probably a noob question
 

Are you having trouble getting the button values?

The Joystick Get returns a cluster that holds all the button values. These values are boolean and can be used with Case structures. See the attached picture.

Here is the 2009 Control Systems page

http://usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=10934

I suggest reading:

Getting Started with LabVIEW for FRC
LabVIEW Robotics Programming Guide for FRC
LabVIEW FRC Help Document
Using the LabVIEW FRC Framework

Re: probably a noob question
 

Here's a simple example of a solenoid connected to the trigger (button 1) on joystick 2.