[dorkbotnyc-blabber] Help connecting with DorkBot Paris

[Lee von Kraus]

if you have a parallel port on the computer you can easily use that
(monitor the pin states).
Otherwise can use a PIC or a basic stamp.
If you want it cheap and very easy buy this kit from rentron, it's an
'encoder' IC (a preprogrammed PIC) which monitors digital input pins
and sends an appropriate output signal (related to which switches are
'flipped'). You would simply replace the transmitter in the schematic
with your serial ports input pin ("RD"
http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/dynaweb_docs/hdwr/SGI_EndUser/books/Voyager_UG/sgi_html/figures/pinout.serial-port.gif)

schematic
http://www.rentron.com/PicBasic/tws-4343.gif
kits:
http://www.rentron.com/remote_control/remote1.htm

-Lee



On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Dan Steingart <dan.steingart at gmail.com> wrote:
> An arduino with an xbee stack will be cheaper and easier to implement via
> processing, IMHO.
> Dan
>
> On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Alison Lewis <lewischicken at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am creating a couple of sensors to detect activity outside the computer
>> (handmade switches embedded in furniture) which will send a signal to the
>> computer to open SKYPE and dial a specific person on the computer and
>> trigger a relay to start an external device (in this case a couple small
>> motors).
>>
>> My research led me to the ProXR Boards
>> (http://www.controlanything.com/Relay/Device/BTADR45PROXR).
>> The ProXR boards use Visual Basic, so that is the only draw back for me,
>> but otherwise it seemed like a good choice.
>>
>> Have any of you used these devices? If so, how reliable are they? I'd love
>> some feedback from the community.
>>
>> Thank You,
>> Alison
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 11:30 AM, Alison Lewis <lewischicken at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank You!
>>>
>>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:07 PM, douglas repetto
>>> <douglas at music.columbia.edu> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Alison, I've replied privately.
>>>>
>>>> On 12/21/09 5:13 PM, Alison Lewis wrote:
>>>> > Hello:
>>>> >
>>>> > My friend and colleague Angel Chang is in Paris and is desperate need
>>>> > of
>>>> > some electronic help. We've emailed them (dorkbotparis at dorkbot.org
>>>> > <mailto:dorkbotparis at dorkbot.org>) but it bounced back. Anyone know
>>>> > anyone that can help her or how to get a hold of the paris list?
>>>> >
>>>> > - Alison
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
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