[DonRotolo]

The short version is that there are classes (named objects) in the software packages we have been given. You just plug in the specifics (such as 'channel 8 of sidecar 0') and it works. I'm not a programmer, so I can't explain how it works. Magic, maybe. But it's pretty easy.

Turning the compressor on an off is only the start, of course. You turn it on while the pressure switch is "closed" and then turn it off when the switch is "open". The only other major thing you need to do is 'turn on this solenoid valve' when 'this' (usually a joystick button press) happens. You usually toggle the valve on or off depending on what condition it had last.