Using the TI LaunchPad from your KoP

[philso]

It seems that for the USB interface, I could use the USB interface (FTDI2232H) that is already on the LP and connects to the JTAG port and an SCI port on the TMS320F28069. It also seems that if I remove/open JP1 and JP3, the USB interface would "float" and be powered from the host computer.

Thanks for the recommendation for RealTerm. It would be a great way to get started. Later, I would still want to implement some sort of Visual Basic or Visual C program running on the host to set operation modes and monitor progress in a way that is more user friendly.

[Pugsly]

Regarding the "Set Output" of the joystick I am trying to light up an indicator using the Launchpad that was included in last years kit and I can't for the life of me figure out how to wire this up in Labview.

So say for instance I want to light a LED on the launchpad Red or Blue depending on what alliance we are on. Anyone have any ideas on how do do that?

[wt200999]

How do you have it wired up to the LaunchPad? Do you have one red LED and one blue LED, or an RGB LED, or some kind of addressable LED strip?

I posted a few examples of how to use the WPI_JoystickSetOutputs.vi in a thread here. You can use the output from the Get Alliance.vi to select a different value for the output vi.