diff --git a/wpilibc/wpilibC++Devices/src/InterruptableSensorBase.cpp b/wpilibc/wpilibC++Devices/src/InterruptableSensorBase.cpp
index 509f21f922..08e02432ef 100644
--- a/wpilibc/wpilibC++Devices/src/InterruptableSensorBase.cpp
+++ b/wpilibc/wpilibC++Devices/src/InterruptableSensorBase.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ InterruptableSensorBase::~InterruptableSensorBase()
 
 }
 
+/**
+* Request one of the 8 interrupts asynchronously on this digital input.
+* Request interrupts in asynchronous mode where the user's interrupt handler will be
+* called when the interrupt fires. Users that want control over the thread priority
+* should use the synchronous method with their own spawned thread.
+* The default is interrupt on rising edges only.
+*/
 void InterruptableSensorBase::RequestInterrupts(InterruptHandlerFunction handler, void *param)
 {
 	if (StatusIsFatal()) return;
@@ -44,9 +51,9 @@ void InterruptableSensorBase::RequestInterrupts(InterruptHandlerFunction handler
 }
 
 /**
-* Request interrupts synchronously on this digital input.
-* Request interrupts in synchronus mode where the user program will have to explicitly
-* wait for the interrupt to occur.
+* Request one of the 8 interrupts synchronously on this digital input.
+* Request interrupts in synchronous mode where the user program will have to explicitly
+* wait for the interrupt to occur using WaitForInterrupt.
 * The default is interrupt on rising edges only.
 */
 void InterruptableSensorBase::RequestInterrupts()
diff --git a/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/InterruptableSensorBase.java b/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/InterruptableSensorBase.java
index 7ca88e7045..0fbb221f7a 100644
--- a/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/InterruptableSensorBase.java
+++ b/wpilibj/wpilibJavaDevices/src/main/java/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/InterruptableSensorBase.java
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ public abstract class InterruptableSensorBase extends SensorBase {
 	abstract byte getModuleForRouting();
 
 	/**
-	 * Request interrupts asynchronously on this digital input.
+	 * Request one of the 8 interrupts asynchronously on this digital input.
 	 *
 	 * @param handler
 	 *            The {@link InterruptHandlerFunction} that contains the method
 	 *            {@link InterruptHandlerFunction#interruptFired(int, Object)} that
 	 *            will be called whenever there is an interrupt on this device.
-	 *            Request interrupts in synchronus mode where the user program
+	 *            Request interrupts in synchronous mode where the user program
 	 *            interrupt handler will be called when an interrupt occurs. The
 	 *            default is interrupt on rising edges only.
 	 */
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ public abstract class InterruptableSensorBase extends SensorBase {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Request interrupts synchronously on this digital input. Request
+	 * Request one of the 8 interrupts synchronously on this digital input. Request
 	 * interrupts in synchronous mode where the user program will have to
-	 * explicitly wait for the interrupt to occur. The default is interrupt on
-	 * rising edges only.
+	 * explicitly wait for the interrupt to occur using {@link waitForInterrupt}. 
+	 * The default is interrupt on rising edges only.
 	 */
 	public void requestInterrupts() {
 		if(m_interrupt != null){