On 6/11/06 16:33, Lynn Fredricks wrote:
I wonder, from those who understand such things, how one
would make Revolution talk to phidgets
(http://www.phidgets.com/index.php), which are essentially
little USB sensors/controllers etc. There are a whole set of
libraries available, but I wonder which is the route of least
resistance? I asked about a CLI, but there are reasons why
this will never happen, so talking to phidgets through shell
commands won't work.
Hi Rob,
We have some robotic coverage already but...Id be interested in knowing what
sort of projects you have in mind for these.
I missed this conversation the first time round, but found it in a search as I
was setting out to write a message to the list asking if there were any
externals or other experience available with interface Rev to Phidgets.
In answer to the question why Phidgets when there are other devices available:
I'd say
(a) Phidgets are very cheap, compared with the other direct USB devices
I've spotted (eg SERVICE USB) (and SERVICE USB is curiously Mac-centric).
(b) they have a particularly wide range of useful/interesting/fun devices,
and this is growing; and as far as I can tell, once there was a library it
should work for all devices, or at least require only minimal extension
(c) finally, and I think this is conclusive, there's this:
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=4117580369584146059&q=phidget
Now that's why I think it would be great to have an interface between Rev and
Phidgets!
Ben Rubinstein | Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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