Using the TI LaunchPad from your KoP

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Originally Posted by taichichuan

In the mean time, I'm trying to find info on the HID output features. Not much available in the docs so far. So, it looks like it's going to be interesting to noodle it out.

On the robot side I have only had a chance to work with the LabVIEW WPILib API, but I assume it is similar in both Java and C++. The idea is you pass a boolean array to WPI_JoystickSetOutput.vi which is sent to the LaunchPad, which then sets/clears the appropriate indicator. See attached from the LabVIEW context help (you can ignore the rumble outputs).

If you load one of the three default firmware images it becomes straight forward to set/clear the indicator outputs using the API, which you can then use to drive an LED or other indicator.

In addition, we are working on the documentation for the source code provided on our github page, beyond what is commented in the code (including setup instructions). So if you want to do something else with the output data outside of what the 3 preconfigured binaries provide, you can.