[simpits-tech] 0..5VDC DAC output...

[Roy Coates]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2010, Gene Buckle wrote:

> > Hmm.. I wunna what the phidget 0/16/16 uses?  That claims to sink up to
> > 2A. Ah, looking at the pic at phidgets.com it would appear they are
> > driving triacs or similar to do the hard work.
> >
> > I'm using 4 of the suckers in my current project and they work v.well.
> >
> I'm still pissed off that they hung the 0/32/32 owners like me out to dry.
> It'll be a cold day in hell before they get another damn dime from me.

Funnily enough, I was trying to coax mine into life today with an old
driver - to no avail.

A lot of phidgets which were uber-cool for 'pitters like the 7-seg
displays and the rotary encoders went south when they invested in the new
driver setup.


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Roy Coates.

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