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Re: Led Tape Control

I would propose that you ask the GDC if custom electronics can be used to run the lights.

If you get turned down then I would ask if a Spike controls the power to the custom circuit that drives the LED would be acceptable. The GDC is super safety minded and that is one of the reasons for the output via a Spike, Victor or Jaguar. The cRio safety code controls the output to them.

As far as the Spike vi goes, the one for the compressor is good. It wants the robot to be enabled and then uses the value from the pressure sensor to turn the spike on and off. You would feed inputs into the vi as if you were the pressure sensor.

Remember, it's always faster to ask the GDC rather than fooling around in a CD thread collecting opinions on what the GDC will say.
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