Using the TI LaunchPad from your KoP

[billbo911]

I know this thread is slightly stale, but it also seems to be the closest thing I can find to the official thread for the LaunchPad.

In as much as I can see that the LaunchPad successfully implements "Output" as well as Input, I have a question.

It is not so much that I am trying to create competition for the LaunchPad, but I am trying to help increase innovation. What I would like to know is, how does the LaunchPad parse the "Output Reports" sent from the DS to the "USB HID" device that the LaunchPad is acting as?

I have done a lot of searching on the Internet and have found almost nothing on the formatting of "output reports" let alone any examples of how to receive and parse these reports.

Specifically I have two devices I would like to use in the exact same manner as the LaunchPad, the Teensy 3.1 and the Leonardo. Thus far. using them as input devices is all I can achieve. It's the output, such as turning on LEDs or force feedback, that I can not seem to be able to do.

I guess there is a second question I would like answered. Is there a document that includes a description of the data formatting sent by the DS to attached USB HID devices?

[jhersh]

Originally Posted by billbo911

I have done a lot of searching on the Internet and have found almost nothing on the formatting of "output reports" let alone any examples of how to receive and parse these reports.

I'm guessing you haven't looked at the source code for the Launchpad. That's the only example you should need to find online and it's referenced in this thread I believe. If not, it's on the wiki that is linked from this thread.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by jhersh

I'm guessing you haven't looked at the source code for the Launchpad. That's the only example you should need to find online and it's referenced in this thread I believe. If not, it's on the wiki that is linked from this thread.

Hey Joe, good to hear from you after CVR. I sure appreciated working with you!

I'll go back and see if that code helps me. You are correct, I haven't looked at it yet. Not being a programmer by trade, more like a hack, if code isn't well commented, it really is mind-bending for me. I need things clearly spelled out before it makes sense.