This would be a wonderful alternative but years ago I was under the impression that data could not travel into the model 100 on it's parallel port being that it was not a true bi-directional port. Is that wrong?
On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 8:48 PM, Ken Pettit <petti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, I have an idea that would be REALLY cheap, but it's a software > effort on the M100 side. It would be a device that connects the M100 > directly to a USB port on any PC / Linux / Pi, etc. I would use the device > below (STM32 which has 5V tolerant I/O) with some tight ISR code to > interface with the parallel port. Using this board, it would only take a > couple of small, simple, dirt cheap interface boards from OSH Park (only > needs routing and a 26-pin connector to connect to M100 LPT port). > > > http://www.amazon.com/Practical-STM32F103C8T6-Minimum-Development-Arduino/dp/B00OOKAFM0 > > Then with the right software (on M100, ARM and PC / Pi), when you "plug" > the Model T into the PC, it simply appears as a Mass Storage Device. > Simply drag and drop files to / from your M100. > > Ken > > > On 11/28/15 6:40 PM, Stephen Adolph wrote: > > I believe it would be a great project to take some mass produced hardware > and software and find a way to solve M100 specific problems. That's true > open source. > > I saw that Uber cheap pi. They don't quote power but I believe it is > vastly more than the M100 itself. > > It is all tradeoffs! > > > > On Saturday, November 28, 2015, John Martin <johnjessemar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I would like to have a NADSBox and REX card. But these items are > expensive. > > > > I am sure there are cheaper alternatives. If you can buy a Raspberry Pi > ranging from $5 to $35. That is very CHEAP for what it can do. > > > > https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-zero/ > > > > John M > > > > > > > If it made financial sense, I might consider making another run of > > > NADSBoxes, but it just doesn't. With all the setup costs with > > > machining the enclosures, PCB fab NRE, etc., plus component costs, my > > > up-front cash expenditure the last time was $12,000, and that was > > > before selling a single NADSBox. Sadly, while there is demand for > > > additional NADSBoxes, there doesn't seem to be *enough* demand to > > > even cover the expense of building them. > > > > That's a real shame, Ken. The NADSBox is amazing, and I use it all the > > time. > > > > I recently got a REX card from Stephen Adolph and that, in combination > > with the NADSbox, make my T102 a truly useful everyday tool. > > > > I think a REX card in combination with the DeskLink TPDD emulator > > running on your Window > > > -- *"I will never in my lifetime make a film that cannot be seen by the whole family"* Arther P. Jacobs
