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jamie_tickner · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:35 pm Post subject: Cool hardware projects?

Hi

Was just thinking about when in school we used to use an acorn computer to control stuff like coloured lightboxes.

Are there any "kits" available where I can program a bit of hardware in linux?

Sorry if I am being vague!

M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

I've not used them myself, but Arduino kits are popular. We've covered them in LXF before.

M

Bazza · Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject:

Hi jamie_tickner...

As Mike has said Arduino is a great starting point...

Search this site for arduino and there is some stuff I`ve
done to get it working in a Linux Shell and STANDARD
Python for Linux.

I`ve also got it talking to Windows and Classic AMIGAs
in various languages...

There is also this kit to build, a USB experiment board...

http://www.velleman.eu/distributor/products/view/?country=be&lang=en&id=351346

I have this too, but not applied it to Linux as yet...
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Bazza, G0LCU...

Team AMIGA...

jamie_tickner · Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:52 pm Post subject:

thanks

I will look through my back issues Smile

and that web link