custom button panel

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Originally Posted by ttnn58

is the arduino connected to your computer? how? any special software?
the power to the light is from an external battery, or the robot battery?
can i use this method to control the movement of the robot?

The Arduino is connected to the driver station off camera. No special software except for the gamepad library. The light is a 12v bike light (here at Andymark but you can get a cheaper generic version) attached to a VEX Spike relay on the robot. You could, in theory, control the robot with this, but I doubt a light switch will be better than a joystick.