dgiles@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Darren Giles) (10/03/90)
A friend of mine is working on a project, and wanted to get some
feedback on what the alleged "real world" thinks. Basically, it'd be
a multi-controller which would talk to a computer through a serial
port on one end, and all kinds of goodies through various signals on
the other. Tenatively, it would have 4 analog inputs and 20 digital
input/output (software selectable) lines.
The idea is that you'd connect it to your computer over the serial
port (real easy to control, maybe with a couple of source code
examples) and use it to interface to all kinds of "real-world" devices.
Some possible applications:
- joystick input
- other custom input devices
- alternate reality experimentation (this should be flexible enough
to interface a PowerGlove, and then some)
- robotics experimentation
- BSR home controller-type stuff
What he asked me to do is to find out if people are interested
enough for it to be worth his time to develop. He's hoping to get
costs down to around $100 or so per unit. Please mail me if you
would be interested in such a controller, or have some nifty ideas
what to use it for. In particular, what kinds of inputs & outputs
would you use it for? Thanks!
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