edu.wpi.first.wpilibj
Class Utility

java.lang.Object
  edu.wpi.first.wpilibj.Utility

All Implemented Interfaces:

IDevice, IUtility

public class Utility
extends java.lang.Object
implements IUtility

Contains global utility functions

Method Summary

static long	getFPGATime() Read the microsecond timer from the FPGA.
static void	sendErrorStreamToDriverStation(boolean enabled) Control whether to send System.err output to the driver station's error pane.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getFPGATime

public static long getFPGATime()

Read the microsecond timer from the FPGA.

Returns:

The current time in microseconds according to the FPGA.

sendErrorStreamToDriverStation

public static void sendErrorStreamToDriverStation(boolean enabled)

Control whether to send System.err output to the driver station's error pane.

Parameters:

enabled - if true, send error stream to driver station, otherwise disable sending error stream