[simpits-tech] USB Interfacing.

[Roy Coates]

On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, Sander van der Moolen wrote:

> Don't know exactly how complex you want to make your pit, but I'm gonna use
> one of Leo Bodnar's cards: BU-0836.
> Check his site, www.leobodnar.com
> It essentially is a usb joystick controller card that you can hook up your
> buttons and levers (pot's) and in Windows assign them to functions as you
> would any ordinary joystick.
>
> But there's lots of other means (also with usb) to connect your hardware.
> Like Epic, FSBus and Phidgets for instance.


Thanks Sander, I'm aware of Leo's gear but I'm looking to build my own
with the help of our resident electronics wizard. Sadly, he has no
previous experience with USB.

What I'm looking for is the means to talk via USB to some external device.

Cheers,

Roy.

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Roy Coates.
Dept of Engineering.
Liverpool University.
E-Mail: r.coates at liv.ac.uk
Tel: 0151 794 4862
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