Re: Digital IO - Phidgets support? alternatives?
2008/7/8 Tom Le Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hi misc@, > I am looking for a digital input /output solution (capture a button > press, light an LED, etc) now, and will be looking to capture analog > input in the future. If you only need to capture a button press and light an LED (and for now can do without the option to capture analog input as is), then sled may suit: http://www.linuxfocus.org/English/January2001/article186.shtml and: http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=77380010679&w=2 kind regards, --ropers
Re: Digital IO - Phidgets support? alternatives?
There is also the Tini from Dallas. This is a more low level approach, but it comes with a lightweight unix-like shell, and supports a variety of interface busses and protocols, http, ppp, ftp and others, and can be programmed in c, java or assembly. I've used it extensively, and while there's things I dislike about it, I've simply found nothing better for my use. I've set up some fairly extensive networks performing a plethora of tasks - instrumentation, data aquisition, control, security, automation etc etc. If you want a plug and play solution, the barix is probably better, but if you want the flexibilty, power and control of a lower level implimentation, then the tini is hard to beat. On 9/07/2008, at 8:46 PM, Tom Le Page wrote: Are there any alternative solutions that I should look at? I've used an alternate standalone solution. Do a search for Barix Barionet. Per unit it may appear to be more expensive, but Thanks for that, I had not come across the Barix range of devices before. Indeed, it does appear more expensive per unit! But it should be simpler to query (http) than the Phidgets...
Re: Digital IO - Phidgets support? alternatives?
Hi, here's the Barix voice :) The products are quite different in that the Barionet can be programmed in a basic dialect for quite sophisticated functions (if required), connects via IP, and can be polled by SNMP, CGI, UDP or TCP (ascii protocols). You could also use much cheaper products from our range (see http://www.barix.com barix website ) like the X8 or IO12 (industrial I/O), but these have an RS-485 interface so you need to poll them with Modbus/RTU - or have the Barionet do this for you .. Greetings ! Johannes Tom Le Page wrote: > >>> Are there any alternative solutions that I should look at? >> I've used an alternate standalone solution. Do a search for >> Barix Barionet. Per unit it may appear to be more expensive, but >> > Thanks for that, I had not come across the Barix range of devices before. > Indeed, it does appear more expensive per unit! > But it should be simpler to query (http) than the Phidgets... > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Digital-IO---Phidgets-support--alternatives--tp18336166p18391151.html Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: Digital IO - Phidgets support? alternatives?
Are there any alternative solutions that I should look at? I've used an alternate standalone solution. Do a search for Barix Barionet. Per unit it may appear to be more expensive, but Thanks for that, I had not come across the Barix range of devices before. Indeed, it does appear more expensive per unit! But it should be simpler to query (http) than the Phidgets...
Re: Digital IO - Phidgets support? alternatives?
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Tom Le Page wrote: Hi misc@, I am looking for a digital input /output solution (capture a button press, light an LED, etc) now, and will be looking to capture analog input in the future. Does anyone have experience of Phidgets devices on OpenBSD (i386) ? For example http://www.phidgets.com/products.php?product_id=1018 Are there any alternative solutions that I should look at? Thanks, Tom. Tom I've used an alternate standalone solution. Do a search for Barix Barionet. Per unit it may appear to be more expensive, but it doesn't require a system to plugin into. diana
