Limit Switch

Introduction

The Limit Switch is a small digital sensor that detects physical contact with an object.

Below is a list of available blocks:

• Limit Switch pressed – Returns whether the specified Limit Switch is currently pressed.

• when Limit Switch – Runs the attached stack of blocks when the specified Limit Switch is pressed or released.

Limit Switch pressed

The Limit Switch pressed Boolean block reports whether or not a Limit Switch is being pressed. This can be used to check if the robot bumps into other objects.

• True – The Limit Switch is being pressed.

• False – The Limit Switch is not being pressed.

  <[LimitSwitchA v] pressed?>

Parameter	Description
device	Which Limit Switch to use, configured in the Devices window.

when Limit Switch

The when Limit Switch hat block runs the attached stack of blocks when the selected Limit Switch is pressed or released.

  when [LimitSwitchA v] [pressed v]  :: hat events

Parameter	Description
device	Which Limit Switch to use, configured in the Devices window.
state	When the attached stack of blocks will run: pressed will run when the Limit Switch is pressed down, and released runs when the Limit Switch is released.