From dfb78d2a086daa2ceb3fd043afce03785abfa23a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: fauxpark Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 11:42:16 +1100 Subject: New and improved lock LED callbacks (#7215) * New and improved lock LED callbacks * Include stdbool * Update documentation * Use full function signatures and add keyboard-level example --- docs/custom_quantum_functions.md | 96 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/custom_quantum_functions.md b/docs/custom_quantum_functions.md index 839d49ca05..2d505b0751 100644 --- a/docs/custom_quantum_functions.md +++ b/docs/custom_quantum_functions.md @@ -90,68 +90,110 @@ keyrecord_t record { # LED Control -QMK provides methods to read the 5 LEDs defined as part of the HID spec: +QMK provides methods to read 5 of the LEDs defined in the HID spec: -* `USB_LED_NUM_LOCK` -* `USB_LED_CAPS_LOCK` -* `USB_LED_SCROLL_LOCK` -* `USB_LED_COMPOSE` -* `USB_LED_KANA` +* Num Lock +* Caps Lock +* Scroll Lock +* Compose +* Kana -These five constants correspond to the positional bits of the host LED state. -There are two ways to get the host LED state: +There are two ways to get the lock LED state: -* by implementing `led_set_user()` -* by calling `host_keyboard_leds()` +* by implementing `bool led_update_kb(led_t led_state)` or `_user(led_t led_state)`; or +* by calling `led_t host_keyboard_led_state()` -## `led_set_user()` +!> `host_keyboard_led_state()` may already reflect a new value before `led_update_user()` is called. -This function will be called when the state of one of those 5 LEDs changes. It receives the LED state as a parameter. -Use the `IS_LED_ON(usb_led, led_name)` and `IS_LED_OFF(usb_led, led_name)` macros to check the LED status. +Two more deprecated functions exist that provide the LED state as a `uint8_t`: -!> `host_keyboard_leds()` may already reflect a new value before `led_set_user()` is called. +* `uint8_t led_set_kb(uint8_t usb_led)` and `_user(uint8_t usb_led)` +* `uint8_t host_keyboard_leds()` -### Example `led_set_user()` Implementation +## `led_update_user()` + +This function will be called when the state of one of those 5 LEDs changes. It receives the LED state as a struct parameter. + +You must return either `true` or `false` from this function, depending on whether you want to override the keyboard-level implementation. + +?> Because the `led_set_*` functions return `void` instead of `bool`, they do not allow for overriding the keyboard LED control, and thus it's recommended to use `led_update_*` instead. + +### Example `led_update_kb()` Implementation + +```c +bool led_update_kb(led_t led_state) { + if(led_update_user(led_state)) { + if (led_state.num_lock) { + writePinLow(B0); + } else { + writePinHigh(B0); + } + if (led_state.caps_lock) { + writePinLow(B1); + } else { + writePinHigh(B1); + } + if (led_state.scroll_lock) { + writePinLow(B2); + } else { + writePinHigh(B2); + } + if (led_state.compose) { + writePinLow(B3); + } else { + writePinHigh(B3); + } + if (led_state.kana) { + writePinLow(B4); + } else { + writePinHigh(B4); + } + return true; + } +} +``` + +### Example `led_update_user()` Implementation ```c -void led_set_user(uint8_t usb_led) { - if (IS_LED_ON(usb_led, USB_LED_NUM_LOCK)) { +bool led_update_user(led_t led_state) { + if (led_state.num_lock) { writePinLow(B0); } else { writePinHigh(B0); } - if (IS_LED_ON(usb_led, USB_LED_CAPS_LOCK)) { + if (led_state.caps_lock) { writePinLow(B1); } else { writePinHigh(B1); } - if (IS_LED_ON(usb_led, USB_LED_SCROLL_LOCK)) { + if (led_state.scroll_lock) { writePinLow(B2); } else { writePinHigh(B2); } - if (IS_LED_ON(usb_led, USB_LED_COMPOSE)) { + if (led_state.compose) { writePinLow(B3); } else { writePinHigh(B3); } - if (IS_LED_ON(usb_led, USB_LED_KANA)) { + if (led_state.kana) { writePinLow(B4); } else { writePinHigh(B4); } + return true; } ``` -### `led_set_*` Function Documentation +### `led_update_*` Function Documentation -* Keyboard/Revision: `void led_set_kb(uint8_t usb_led)` -* Keymap: `void led_set_user(uint8_t usb_led)` +* Keyboard/Revision: `bool led_update_kb(led_t led_state)` +* Keymap: `bool led_update_user(led_t led_state)` -## `host_keyboard_leds()` +## `host_keyboard_led_state()` -Call this function to get the last received LED state. This is useful for reading the LED state outside `led_set_*`, e.g. in [`matrix_scan_user()`](#matrix-scanning-code). -For convenience, you can use the `IS_HOST_LED_ON(led_name)` and `IS_HOST_LED_OFF(led_name)` macros instead of calling and checking `host_keyboard_leds()` directly. +Call this function to get the last received LED state as a `led_t`. This is useful for reading the LED state outside `led_update_*`, e.g. in [`matrix_scan_user()`](#matrix-scanning-code). ## Setting Physical LED State -- cgit v1.2.3