PC PIC interface

[phluxm]

Anyone know about getting faders, lightsensors etc to talk to a PC? And where I can get the stuff from (I'm in UK)? I know it can be done with Pic Chips but I dunno anything about em or electronics. Got a mate who got stuff for his Mac from Macbrick(.com?) and I'm desparately in need of that sort of interface (preferably in a bundled package) so I can trigger stuff in Director8.5.

[nebogeo]

If your not too keen on spending weeks on learning PIC assembler and soldering, I'd recomend destroying a joystick and using that for input control, like these guys: http://www.spacetaxi.de/sf/toaster.html

It would be fairly easy to hack it to use light dependant resistors instead.

[MoRpH]

I have a toaster (I got a friend to build for me) and it's OK but not amazing........

Personally I have been looking around for a 10+ knob and 10+ fader midi controller for use in conjuction with my midi keyboard, and I must say I have almost died @ some of the prices I have seen on websites......

Would anyone be willing to build me one based of a PIC/Basic STAMP II design from from the web... will pay reasonably or trade something :) (No niehter of my CVIs , so don't ask!!!)

[robotfunk]

morph if your gonna have a midi box built, do it properly,
www.ucapps.de is all i can say, even for a simple 16 knob one

phluxm check out the ezio ( www.ezio.com )
this is pretty simple to interface with director and there are many director code examples on the web that use it.
maybe even nicer could be activewire usb interface, which has activex drivers you can use on director pc
http://www.activewireinc.com/

if you want to trigger with midi ( also a free activex you can use for midi) you could go for http://www.doepfer.de/mtc.htm
which does not take much soldering (just connect the stuff you want to trigger)

[MoRpH]

Originally posted by robotfunk
morph if your gonna have a midi box built, do it properly,
www.ucapps.de is all i can say, even for a simple 16 knob one

Yeah cheers jilt, had seen that site and will prolly use it as a ref for who ever builds it but I'm so shit witha soldering iron and have very little electronics knowledge that I could NEVER build this thing myself :(