Thread: How to Use LaunchPad MSP430 in combination with Labview
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Re: How to Use LaunchPad MSP430 in combination with Labview
Building on what Alan has already said, you also asked about using the LaunchPad.
Alan is correct in that you will have to use LabVIEW to control the motors, while also reading the feedback from the mechanism being moved. The feedback will be in the form of counts from an encoder, voltage from a pot, etc, etc.

The LaunchPad is intended to be used as a HID device on the driver station. Using it as such, you can assign buttons attached to it's digital inputs to be recognized in LabVIEW and move your lift accordingly.
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