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Unread 09-01-2011, 23:07
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Re: Stop button needed?

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Originally Posted by kamocat View Post
They are correct, you can just bypass the stop button.
Regardless, I'll provide more info on what the stop button is:
It's not a joystick; it's a one-button USB keyboard. It presses the key command SHIFT-CTL-RETURN.
Thanks for the info!

For those interested in creating their own stop buttons and are familiar with Atmel AVR microcontrollers, I'd suggest this site:

http://www.obdev.at/products/vusb/index.html

It is likely that the Driver Station detects the presence of the Stop button by looking for a USB device with a particular vendor & product id, but it also could be another mechanism.
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