Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Linux USB

Brian

But that would require some code changes to emc
and that would be way over my head. With my
limited knoweledge of programming (VB, Pascal,
and some C I took years ago) I need to stick to
what I can figure out.

Bill

>
> 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