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by paul.pacini
Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Furure Hardware Support?
Replies: 75
Views: 161106

Re: Furure Hardware Support?

LabJack U12 support.

Since you’ve already implemented the LJ U3, can the U12 be added too? Seems like most of the work is already done & and some tweaks is all it would take.

Thanks!
by paul.pacini
Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:16 pm
Forum: Robotics
Topic: USB Gamepad Controller similar to XBox 360?
Replies: 6
Views: 111850

Re: USB Gamepad Controller similar to XBox 360?

Well, I got something going. But what is going is not very useful.

One of the channels is mostly noise and crap jumping around. See the pic I posted.

Is there any way to determine where the fault is coming from within FS? The 4-joystick channels look fine in the Lynxmotion calibration software ...
by paul.pacini
Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?
Replies: 7
Views: 33042

Re: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?

@ DSP - Thank you for your answer! I have been posting for a short time and was starting to feel like I was talking to myself.

I know the LabJacks are not too difficult to work with. I have done it in VB6 and it's just a matter of loading several variables with appropriate bytes of data and sending ...
by paul.pacini
Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:15 am
Forum: Robotics
Topic: USB Gamepad Controller similar to XBox 360?
Replies: 6
Views: 111850

Re: USB Gamepad Controller similar to XBox 360?

Okay, so I went ahead and bought the Lynxmotion PS2 gamepad to work with FlowStone so I can keep testing this kick-butt software.

The good news:
It's working with both the analog and digital functions.

The bad news:
1) Left thumb Y-axis constantly reports noise jumping all over the place (see ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Using COM Port to interface legacy game controller
Replies: 4
Views: 20412

Re: Using COM Port to interface legacy game controller

...when I opened said controllers I found out they used optical sensors... :(

If your controller is optical and not potentiometers, you can still interface with it in FlowStone. Optical motion detection systems use two LEDs with two photodetectors to form a quadrature encoder. This is exactly how ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:41 pm
Forum: Home Automation
Topic: X10 Home Automation
Replies: 4
Views: 785951

Home Security Application

Besides home automation, given FlowStone’s I/O capability and low computing overhead, you could make one heck-of-a home security system with an old PC and some X-10 modules. Besides doing all the usual door and window checking, it could also have some built-in redundancy to avoid false alarms from ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:28 pm
Forum: Robotics
Topic: Mini Balancing ‘Segway’ Robot
Replies: 5
Views: 94242

Re: Mini Balancing ‘Segway’ Robot

Wow, very cool application of both hardware and software. I do imagine the PID loop-parameters are tricky to setup considering how many time-constants you’re dealing with within the system.

Are you able to drive the bot too? It seems like offsetting the error to something <>0 would cause it to lean ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?
Replies: 7
Views: 33042

Re: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?

Forgive my newbie ignorance. I noticed that the USB interfaces are primitives and therefor can’t be “moved into.” :oops:

However, my question is still valid. How do I connect to an unsupported USB or serial COM device? Do I simply have to rely upon FlowStone support/admin for something like the ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?
Replies: 7
Views: 33042

Re: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?

I see the LabJack U3-HV module in FlowStone. I have a LabJack U12 I would like to use. I am trying to "move into" the FlowStone U3-HV module to view its schematics and components to modify it for LabJack U12 use, but I don't see the option to do so.

Is this feature not available in the free version ...
by paul.pacini
Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:48 am
Forum: Robotics
Topic: Support for Phidgets 4-channel DAC?
Replies: 1
Views: 52863

Support for Phidgets 4-channel DAC?

Are there any plans to add the Phidgets 1002, USB to 4-channel analog output board to FlowStone?

There is so much support for the Phidgets devices in FlowStone, and understandably so considering their impressive line-up, that I thought this might be on the list too, or maybe soon will be. But, I ...