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by paul.pacini
Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Furure Hardware Support?
Replies: 75
Views: 148559

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: 97371

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: 31328

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: 97371

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: 19397

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 an ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:41 pm
Forum: Home Automation
Topic: X10 Home Automation
Replies: 4
Views: 392426

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: 78864

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: 31328

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.”

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 LabJack ...
by paul.pacini
Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Can I interfacing with Labjack usb modules?
Replies: 7
Views: 31328

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: 46663

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 ...