Brick Status Light Block

The Brick Status Light block controls the Brick Status Light. The Brick Status Light surrounds the brick buttons on the face of the EV3 Brick. You can turn the Brick Status Light on in green, orange, or red, turn it off, or make it pulse on and off.
Choose the Control Mode


Mode Selector
Inputs

Use the Mode Selector to choose how you want to control the Brick Status Light. If you select the On mode, you can choose the color and the pulse option using the Inputs. The modes and inputs are described below.
Modes: On, Off, Reset
Modes
On


The On mode turns the Brick Status Light on.

You can choose the color of the light using the Color input.

If Pulse is True, the light will pulse on and off in a repeating pattern.

After using the On mode, the light will stay on or pulse until another Brick Status Light block is executed, or until the program ends.
Inputs used: Color, Pulse
Example
This program makes the Brick Status Light pulse orange while the robot is driving backwards, then turns the light off.
Off


The Off mode turns the Brick Status Light off.
Reset


The Reset mode returns the Brick Status Light to the standard green blinking pattern that indicates a program is running on the EV3 Brick.
Tips and Tricks
The standard green blinking pattern is different than the result of using the Pulse option.
Inputs
In the On mode, the inputs of the Brick Status Light block control how the Brick Status Light will function. You can enter the input values directly into the block. Alternatively, the values can be supplied by Data Wires from the outputs of other Programming Blocks.
InputTypeAllowed ValuesNotes
Color Numeric0, 1, or 20 = Green
1 = Orange
2 = Red
Pulse LogicTrue/FalseIf True, the light will pulse on and off in a repeating pattern.

If False, the light will stay on constantly.
Brick Status Light
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