Revise 2027 addressable LEDs documentation for Systemcore by Another-Person1 · Pull Request #3195 · wpilibsuite/wpilib-docs

Another-Person1 · 2025-12-15T14:49:41Z

Updated 2027 Systemcore documentation for addressable LEDs to include additional LED types and clarify connections. Added notes on powering and best practices.

Fixes NI forums linkcheck failure

Made a separate workflow so it runs hours later to avoid rate limits

Changed the cable to a USB-C one as non-beta XRPs use that, and updated the Micro USB link to one that's actually available. --------- Co-authored-by: sciencewhiz <sciencewhiz@users.noreply.github.com>

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…3107) Updated SSH documentation to use OpenSSH command-line interface instead of PuTTY, as OpenSSH is included by default on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Removed outdated PuTTY screenshots and simplified connection instructions. Fixes wpilibsuite#2919

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Removed duplicate lines and hopefully fixed indent issue

Another-Person1

fixing docs issues

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Fixed more stuff and added a basic diagram

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Fixed image, should hopefully fix error

Another-Person1 · 2025-12-24T00:29:20Z


+.. warning:: WS2815 LEDs (and maybe other products as well, **check the label**) are designed for **12V** but have **5V** data (see above note). The **backup line on the first strip** needs to be connected to **ground**, **not** connected to the data line despite what other guides may say.
+Example wiring diagram:
+.. image:: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2f1d7f05-f11b-4bed-bb91-267134f04f23)


Suggested change

.. image:: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2f1d7f05-f11b-4bed-bb91-267134f04f23)

(insert one here in the future)

I'm not familiar with the github web editor, but you'll need to commit the image to the repo, not just have it upload to the github server.

that makes sense

i'll see if I can do that

Another-Person1

removed wiring diagram, checking to see if it is fixed

Another-Person1

made a bunch of stuff more concise and removed unneeded information

sciencewhiz · 2026-03-01T04:42:53Z

@@ -1,25 +1,43 @@
-# Addressable LEDs
+Addressable LEDs
+================


As noted here, frc-docs uses a mixture of md and rst syntax. Headings should use md syntax

isn't that md syntax already?

It looks like it might be an alternate syntax for md, but it doesn't match the frc-docs style-guid

I see what you are talking about now, it should be fixed

Another-Person1

fixed build issues, added note recommending against vrm for new purchases

sciencewhiz · 2026-03-03T05:09:38Z

5 admonitions in a row is excessive and some of the information there might be better to collect into its own section

I agree. Particularly the notes about supported strips with timing information and the powering should be made into their own sections.

Another-Person1

hopefully fixed the redirect error

sciencewhiz

It's looking a lot better. Undoing the change to redirects.txt and rebaseing on the 2027 branch should fix the redirect failure

sciencewhiz · 2026-03-21T03:16:23Z


-.. warning:: WS2812B LEDs are designed for 5V, but roboRIO PWM/Servo ports output 6V. While the LEDs will function, this may reduce their lifespan. Consider using a voltage regulator or level shifter if longevity is a concern.
+This library supports only WS2812B-compliant LEDs. LEDs that do not follow the timings below may not work correctly. For example, WS2815 and DotStar LEDs are not supported.
+


Add a note about timing not being configurable like roboRIO

sciencewhiz · 2026-04-09T04:02:31Z

-         :language: java
-         :lines: 32-47
-         :lineno-match:
+      .. code-block:: java


These changes should be PRed to allwpilib, rather then removing the remoteliteralincludes

sciencewhiz and others added 30 commits June 3, 2025 22:18

Update lincheck user-agent to latest chrome (wpilibsuite#3046)

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Fixes NI forums linkcheck failure

Fix blockquote on Furo (wpilibsuite#3050)

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Made a separate workflow so it runs hours later to avoid rate limits

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Use Oxford Comma (wpilibsuite#3037)

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Update hardware-and-imaging.rst (wpilibsuite#3048)

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Changed the cable to a USB-C one as non-beta XRPs use that, and updated the Micro USB link to one that's actually available. --------- Co-authored-by: sciencewhiz <sciencewhiz@users.noreply.github.com>

Update urllib3, Requests, Jinja2 (wpilibsuite#3065)

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Fixes dependabot alerts Unpin urllib3 since it's no longer maintained

Adding section about pinning dependencies (wpilibsuite#3062)

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Fix broken links (wpilibsuite#3069)

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Update link to AdvantageScope 2025 changes to CD post, since removed from AdvantageScope website Update link to Spark Max getting started Ignore filezilla and miktex as they are blocking

Fix another SparkMax link (wpilibsuite#3070)

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Add deprecation notice for RobotBuilder, Shuffleboard (wpilibsuite#3064)

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Fix yet another Spark Max link (wpilibsuite#3071)

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Add CAN Mfgrs and Update Device Types (wpilibsuite#3088)

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Python 3.9 will be out of support soon Update RTD to Ubuntu 22.04 since 20.04 is out of support

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Fix comment syntax in Python example (wpilibsuite#3094)

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Update links for new FIRST website (wpilibsuite#3096)

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adding training links to xrp index also (wpilibsuite#3097)

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Don't automatically add 2 newlines after a code block, check to see if there's options after, and only add a newline after the options are added. This fixes the code blocks in the stacktrace page. Fixes wpilibsuite#2728

FIx styling issue in recommended features section (wpilibsuite#3121)

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Update joystick validation (wpilibsuite#3122)

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