Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Linux USB

a digital joystick can still be hooked to the game port
using the button inputs only
with a few hardware/software tricks you can decode the 4 bits
into up to 16 input 'states' for knobs,handwheels or buttons
I collected some examples from the last pendent flurry on the list at
http://www.mindspring.com/~pitt/game_port/game-port-hack.html
(yea its still missing some content :-)

with a MIDI breakout cable (~15$ from the music store)
you could also expand the pendant with some of the MIDI I/O projects
available online (many use PICs )
midi uses a multi-drop protocol so more than one board can be
daisy chained off the same port


Brian

On Sunday 19 August 2001 00:17, you wrote:
> I was talking about a joystick with switches as opposed to pots.
> Simply connected to the keyboard circuit board matrix. Move
> right and it will emulate the right arrow key.
>
> Bill