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# Connecting the Operator Interface to a Command

Commands handle the behaviors for your robot. The command starts a subsystem to some operating mode like raising and elevator and continues running until it reaches some setpoint or timeout. The command then handles waiting for the subsystem to finish. That way commands can run in sequence to develop more complex behaviors.

RobotBuilder will also generate code to schedule a command to run whenever a button on your operator interface is pressed. You can also write code to run a command when a particular trigger condition has happened.

## Run a Command with a Button Press

In this example we want to schedule the “Close Claw” command to run whenever the dpad right direction button is pressed on a logitech gamepad (button 6) is pressed.

1. The command to run is called “Close Claw” and its function is to close the claw of the robot

2. Notice that the command requires the Claw subsystem. This will ensure that this command starts running even if there was another operation happening at the same time that used the claw. In this case the previous command would be interrupted.

3. Parameters make it possible for one command to do multiple things; presets let you define values you pass to the command and reuse them

## Adding the Joystick to the Robot Program

Add the joystick to the robot program

1. Drag the joystick to the Operator Interface folder in the robot program

2. Name the joystick so that it reflects the use of the joystick and set the USB port number

## Linking a Button to the “Move Elevator” Command

Add the button that should be pressed to the program

1. Drag the joystick button to the Joystick (Logitech Controller) so that it’s under the joystick

2. Set the properties for the button: the button number, the command to run when the button is pressed, parameters the command takes, and the When to run property to onTrue to indicate that the command should run whenever the joystick button is pressed.

Note

Joystick buttons must be dragged to (under) a Joystick. You must have a joystick in the Operator Interface folder before adding buttons.