misc I/O modules
Activewire Aug 28,2003
ActiveWire - I/O board controllable from USB...
D-Tools Dec 29,2005
D-Tools is Stanford Design School's entry into the microcontroller module market. D-tools is based on the Atmel microcontrollers, like Wiring and Arduino.
EZIO Dec 29,2005
EZIO is a PIC based module that can read sensors, write to outputs, and send PWM signals to its outputs, all with simple serial commands.
Infusion Systems Aug 29,2003
Infusion Systems - Nifty MIDI controllers, the I-Cube.
MIDI/OSC devices Dec 29,2005
The Royal Conservatory in Holland has made a number of microcontroller modules with MIDI interfaces, and implementing the Open Sound Control (OSC) protocol. Among them are IPSonLab, an IP to MIDI board; MicroLab, a voltage to MIDI board, and more.
Mignon Game Kit Dec 29,2005
The Mignon Game kit is an Atmel-based game board. It's got a simple LED display and a few buttons, and is designed for beginners to start writing handheld video games on it in BASCOM's AVR BASIC.
Milford Instruments Aug 28,2003
Milford Instruments - English maker of special function modules for microcontrollers, including a SmartMedia card interface for the Basic Stamp.
MultiIO Jun 30,2005
MultiIO is another open-source project to make physical computing easier. There's a microcontroller on board, a system for expansion modules, and details on making your own.
Phidgets Nov 20,2004
Among the modules they sell are force sensors, light sensors, touche sensors, LCD displays, RFID modules, rotary encoders, and weight sensors. Handy when you want to interface to a PC and don't want to build your own microcontroller module.
Serial Communication in OSX Terminal Feb 13,2006
I knew it had to be possible to view serial data in the OSX terminal window, but I'm not enough of a unix geek to figure it out.... Here's how to read and send serial data from the terminal in OSX: First, open Terminal.
Single-board computers Oct 21,2004
VIA Mini-ITX: (Thanks, Ahmi) The bass-station uses the EPIA-800 The codeck uses the EPIA-M10000 iTuner has some nice package deals in mini-ITX boards.... Soekris Engineering (Ahmi likes the net 4801) Intrinsyc makes a nice but pricey module Kontron makes a number of PC/104 boards The Gumstix computers look cute as well.
Wiring/Arduino Jun 30,2005
Wiring is Hernando Barragán's open-source development platform for the Atmel Atmega128, based on Processing.... Arduino is an expansion of Wiring by Massimo Banzi, David Cuartieles, Dave Mellis, and Nick Zambetti.