Ok people, thanks for all the suggestions so far.
We decided to use the LanBox LCE, and some Arduino's. However we now face quite some riddles on how to go about it... I wonder if someone has even used a LanBox on pd, afaics there is no mention of it on the list... Below, I will describe how I plan to do it.
My idea of the set up so far:
- LanBoxLCE and 12 channel switchpack for the motors and lamps control
signals (out) 2) arduino's + relay cards to monitor the end-of-line switches, other sensors in the space..etc. 3) all programming on pd, running on a linux (apodio) desktop computer.
questions, questions, questions:
- So I want to use the lanbox simply as an interface to send 'on/off'
control signals to the switchpack from pd. Do I need the [lanbox] pd external ? if yes, where can I find it ? Is there a compiled version somewhere (linux/windows) ? How do I configure the LanBox, is there a simple preset that I can just upload to it ? 'Read me.txt' says I have to update the firmware, the CD contains 'LCE-firmware v2.06.dat', but I have no clue what to do with it. 'LCeditPlus tutorial.html' speaks about LanBox-LC, only, not LCE...
- I want to read incoming data from 2 or 3 arduino's inputs and use
that to influence the output signals. I have some problems testing them on windows now: when I leave it plugged in and restart the computer, apparently the arduino is regarded as a mouse that goes crazy. The mousepointer jumps around the screen randomly and clicks everywhere...(strange but true!) On Linux I still have to get the arduino to work... In the pd patch for testing, all inputs seem to react somewhat together. There is a photoresistor connected to one inlet, but the others seem to react to it too.
- The LCedit+ 3.4 software for the lanbox is windows only, but I gather
I just need it to initialize the lanbox once, after wich I can just send it control signals from pd on Linux? There are examples for MaxMSP, not for pd. Should I switch to MaxMSP ?
Hope someone can shed some light on this...
Thank you, Tim
Hi Tim,
the arduino firware has been fixed these days and there are now new help patches. All this is available in the cvs (externals/hardware/arduino), maybe that solves some of your problems.
The arduino mouse behaviour is strange- I never had this so far (but wowrking on linux)--perhaps you should try to send the [close( message to the [arduino] object before restarting.
Best, Gerda
tim wrote:
- I want to read incoming data from 2 or 3 arduino's inputs and use
that to influence the output signals. I have some problems testing them on windows now: when I leave it plugged in and restart the computer, apparently the arduino is regarded as a mouse that goes crazy. The mousepointer jumps around the screen randomly and clicks everywhere...(strange but true!) On Linux I still have to get the arduino to work... In the pd patch for testing, all inputs seem to react somewhat together. There is a photoresistor connected to one inlet, but the others seem to react to it too.
Hope someone can shed some light on this...
Thank you, Tim
tim a écrit :
Ok people, thanks for all the suggestions so far.
We decided to use the LanBox LCE, and some Arduino's. However we now face quite some riddles on how to go about it... I wonder if someone has even used a LanBox on pd, afaics there is no mention of it on the list...
look at cvs/extrenals/hardware/lanbox/... this patch are very primitive, but works. to use this patch, you need the tcpclient object from Martin Peach (i don't know if they are on the cvs).
i test this patch on a lanbox lce only, but should work with other lanbox to.
with this patch, you can : send value from pd for each parametter you want to control. or recall preset you could have made with LCedit and saved in the lanbox. you can also send all messages that a lanbox can receive. you should have a list of all messages in lanbox doc somwhere.
hope that help Cyrille
Below, I will describe how I plan to do it.
My idea of the set up so far:
- LanBoxLCE and 12 channel switchpack for the motors and lamps control
signals (out) 2) arduino's + relay cards to monitor the end-of-line switches, other sensors in the space..etc. 3) all programming on pd, running on a linux (apodio) desktop computer.
questions, questions, questions:
- So I want to use the lanbox simply as an interface to send 'on/off'
control signals to the switchpack from pd. Do I need the [lanbox] pd external ? if yes, where can I find it ? Is there a compiled version somewhere (linux/windows) ? How do I configure the LanBox, is there a simple preset that I can just upload to it ? 'Read me.txt' says I have to update the firmware, the CD contains 'LCE-firmware v2.06.dat', but I have no clue what to do with it. 'LCeditPlus tutorial.html' speaks about LanBox-LC, only, not LCE...
- I want to read incoming data from 2 or 3 arduino's inputs and use
that to influence the output signals. I have some problems testing them on windows now: when I leave it plugged in and restart the computer, apparently the arduino is regarded as a mouse that goes crazy. The mousepointer jumps around the screen randomly and clicks everywhere...(strange but true!) On Linux I still have to get the arduino to work... In the pd patch for testing, all inputs seem to react somewhat together. There is a photoresistor connected to one inlet, but the others seem to react to it too.
- The LCedit+ 3.4 software for the lanbox is windows only, but I gather
I just need it to initialize the lanbox once, after wich I can just send it control signals from pd on Linux? There are examples for MaxMSP, not for pd. Should I switch to MaxMSP ?
Hope someone can shed some light on this...
Thank you, Tim
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