ComputerVoltageSources

Along those lines, here's something I recently came
across:

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=666

This appears to be a USB-based board with on-board
MPU, digital and analog I/O and an open-source IDE
that's hosted on Win/Mac/Linux. The programming
language was specifically designed for artistic
applications and although the device can be
stand-alone, there are also drivers to allow it to
interact with more traditional media apps
(Flash/MaxMSP/etc).

Cost and practicality-wise it can be bought
ready-made, as a kit, or assembled from parts from a
variety of sources. And it's not too expensive (~$30
assembled).

Certainly not an alternative to the this group's
current project, but perhaps worth thinking about for
future directions.

Eric

--- Grant Richter <grichter@...> wrote:

> After all, if you are going to add USB, why not just
> make a USB to 8 x 0 to 10 volt inputs and 
> outputs. Get or steal a driver, and scr*w the Basic
> Atom Pro?
> 
> Actually, they probably make LabView interfaces just
> like that, possibly with interface drivers 
> already written for C-Sound.
> 
> All of which makes this WHOLE thing silly, unless we
> can get a board for $50 that a high 
> school student could build as a science fair project
> (or Dad).
> 
> A "modern" implementation is several quantum steps
> from a PSIM like device.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


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