Spectacle Button Board Hookup Guide

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The Configuration Utility

For the Button board, there are five options: three which produce a momentary pulse type output and two that produce a continuous switch type output.

Trigger an action when a button is first pressed, regardless of how long it is subsequently held down.

"When button number ... is pressed" - This is the number of the button we wish to assign to this action. The button numbers are printed on the board, and run from 0 through 8.
"trigger channel number ..." - A single, momentary pulse will be sent out on this channel. It is suitable for starting a sound, initiating a motion, or setting the color of a light strip. It is not suitable for continuous sound playback or for turning on a light strip effect, for instance.

Trigger an action when a button is released, regardless of how long it has been held down prior to being released.

"When button number ... is released" - This is the number of the button we wish to assign to this action. The button numbers are printed on the board, and run from 0 through 8.
"trigger channel number ..." - A single, momentary pulse will be sent out on this channel. It is suitable for starting a sound, initiating a motion, or setting the color of a light strip, but not for continuous sound playback or for turning on a light strip effect, for instance.

Trigger an action when a button is pressed, then trigger the same action again when the button is released.

"When button number ... is either pressed or released" - This is the number of the button we wish to assign to this action. The button numbers are printed on the board, and run from 0 through 8.
"trigger channel number ..." - A single, momentary pulse will be sent out on this channel both at the time the button is pressed and at the time it is released. It is suitable for starting a sound, initiating a motion, or setting the color of a light strip, but not for continuous sound playback or for turning on a light strip effect, for instance.

Trigger an event as soon as a button is pressed, then continue to trigger that event as long as the button is held down.

"While button number ... is pressed" - This is the number of the button we wish to assign to this action. The button numbers are printed on the board, and run from 0 through 8.
"activate channel number ..." - A continuous signal will be sent out on this channel. It is suitable for triggering and repeating a sound, or for turning on and keeping on (at least, while the button is held) a lighting effect.

This action is like a latching power switch. One press turns the signal on, another later press turns the signal off.

"While button number ... is pressed" - This is the number of the button we wish to assign to this action. The button numbers are printed on the board, and run from 0 through 8.
"activate channel number ... until button is pressed again" - A continuous will be sent out on this channel. It is suitable for triggering and repeating a sound, or for turning on and keeping on a lighting effect.