[dorkbotpdx-blabber] open source ART controller

[Donald Delmar Davis]

Come on travis you are the control guy.
You should be able to fab this in your sleep.

:)

On Mar 30, 2009, at 11:34 AM, Gintz, Travis wrote:

> I'm doing some consulting for an ART/Technology integration project  
> with a couple artists and right now we're just outlining what we  
> want to do. I was thinking, this could be an open source ART  
> controller for lots of things, lights, solenoids, motors, sensor  
> input.... maybe there's something like this out there already.... I  
> know more and more artists are playing this this, is there interest?
>
> requirements:
> We have 200 solenoids that we want to control based on randomly  
> generated delays
> 5-10 analog inputs.
> each solenoid control is independent, but the "delays" would be  
> based on AD input
> can be either 5V or 12V ideally (24V is an option as well, but not  
> preferred).
>
> I was thinking about "modules" that can control groups of 10-25  
> Transistor outputs/2-4 AD inputs. I know I could make some boards,  
> but wanted to see if there's something readily available for this  
> project or something that someone has already worked on? (to cut  
> down on design time/debugging/implementation).  If we need to build  
> boards, that's not a huge deal, are there any board places that can  
> assemble the units with components? Budget for the system is $800  
> for the hardware. There's a budget for programming as well.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as far as options go? Maybe even a cheap  
> PLC?
>
> Regards,
> Travis Gintz
>
>
>
>
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