diff --git a/sample/PGEX_SMX.h b/sample/PGEX_SMX.h
index 6e54720..e169828 100644
--- a/sample/PGEX_SMX.h
+++ b/sample/PGEX_SMX.h
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ class PGEX_SMX : public PGEX{
 
 public:
     PGEX_SMX():PGEX(true){};
+    HWButton GetPanel(Key k,int pad)const{
+        std::cout<<SMX_GetInputState(pad);
+    };
+private:
     //SMX "screen" is 12x21
     //Each panel is 4x7
     static void SMXStateChangedCallback(int pad, SMXUpdateCallbackReason reason, void *pUser)
@@ -34,6 +38,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual void OnAfterUserUpdate(float fElapsedTime)override{
         std::string lightData;
+        //The light data for an SMX dance pad is outlined in the docs but the code used to transform the PGE's pixels to SMX pad's lights will be annotated here.
+        //Both pads receive data sequentially, and for now we can mimic the data on both ends.
         for (int pad=0;pad<2;pad++){
             for(int i=0;i<9;i++){
                 int row=0;
diff --git a/sample/PGEX_SMX_Example.cpp b/sample/PGEX_SMX_Example.cpp
index 5b381c9..b5039fc 100644
--- a/sample/PGEX_SMX_Example.cpp
+++ b/sample/PGEX_SMX_Example.cpp
@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@ public:
 public:
     bool OnUserCreate() override
     {
-        SetPixelMode([](const int x,const int y,const Pixel&col,const Pixel&prev){
-           
-           return col; 
-        });
         // Called once at the start, so create things here
         return true;
     }
 
     bool OnUserUpdate(float fElapsedTime) override
     {
+        smx.GetPanel(RIGHT,0).bHeld;
         // called once per frame
         for (int x = 0; x < ScreenWidth(); x++)
             for (int y = 0; y < ScreenHeight(); y++)