The ability to send Dashboard user data to the robot was a hopeful interpretation but the Update #7 Rule 75 change makes this very clear. This is a big change allowing much more user & driver interaction possibilities where we are no longer constrained and limited to physical USB HID components.
New R75 from update#7:
<R75> The Driver Station software provided on the FRC website (
www.usfirst.org/frc/kitofparts) is the only tool permitted to specify and communicate the operating mode (i.e. Auto/Teleop) and operating state (enable/disable) to the ROBOT. The Driver Station software must be revision 01.05.11.00 or newer.
The text "collate driver/operator inputs and communicate them" was removed (striken) from the rule...