My first thought is FTDI Vinculum or something like it. I'm sure there are competitors as Vinculum has been around for a few years. I couldn't tell you if it is best inexpensive, but it at least looks fairly inexpensive.
http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/Modules/DevelopmentModules.htm#Vinculo -Cullen On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM, David C. Kerber <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, electronics gurus! I'm looking for suggestions on the best inexpensive > way to use a USB game joystick to control stepper or servo motors. > > The application is using a joystick to drive the the platform positioning > knobs on a microscope, to help me keep the subjects in the field of view, > while I'm photographing them. I'll also be adding the ability to trigger the > camera shutter with the joy stick, but I don't anticipate any trouble with > that part; it's the motion control side that I have no experience with. > > Any suggestions? Are steppers or servos better for this use? What should I > use to control them, Arduino or a generic motor control circuit? > > For background, I'm working as a programmer now, so I can handle the > programming. My degree is in EE, but I haven't used it in ~20 years, so I'm > kind of rusty on the electronics side but I'm sure it will come back. > > Dave > > > _______________________________________________ > geda-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user > _______________________________________________ geda-user mailing list [email protected] http://www.seul.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/geda-user
