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Ever be in the situation where you wanted to have a sequence
of operations performed at a PC, but simply didn't have the programming
or scripting knowledge? Or wanted a simple robot-interface to your PC
that would act on inputs you could feed it? Here's your solution: the PoKeys55.
The POKeys55 is a USB interface device
with these key features:
- Compatible with USB 1.1/2.0 HID standard (it registers as a
HID "Human Interface Device")
- Standard USB keyboard emulation
- Standard USB joystick emulation
- Store up to 64 keyboard macros (up to 256 characters each)
- 55 digital inputs (can be used as virtual keyboard keys)
- 55 digital inputs and outputs
- 5 analog inputs 10-bit (can be used as virtual joystick
axes, or trimpot adjustments)
- Use up to 25 incremental encoders can be
connected. Useful for reading in dial-type inputs!
- Read a keypad matrix up to 8x8
- Drive 6 pulse-width modulation signals up to 12MHz
- Drive an inexpensive parallel HD44780 LCD display (up to 4
lines of 20 characters)
- Software controlled 10-bit analog output
- Up to 255 units can be connected to one computer
- Intuitive and user-friendly software.
- Plug-in for Artsofts Mach 3 CNC software available
So what could you do with it precisely? Let's see...:
- Write canned sequence to make your PC run applications at
specific times. If it doesn't have a command-line, this will fake you
being right there at the keyboard!
- Build a custom Monome-type device (multiple lit button
interface)
- Read inputs from up to 55 switches (like door latches,
position sensors, movement limit switches)
- Drive up to 55 LEDs for your own light show (limited to
4mA/channel, max sink current of 100mA. Use transistors!)
- Control on-screen variables with a real rotational encoder.
- Drive a motor at variable speeds with any of the 6 PWM
channels or analog output line
- Drive an LCD display and feed it data triggered from either
the PoKeys55 I/O or via the PoKeys55 DLL interface!
- Drive a CNC machine (computer-controlled machining!), and
have it interface with a digital read-out.
All the I/O are
controlled by the provided software which allows either to use the
graphical user interface or advanced console type interface. The
settings can be stored on the device, so no special
software is needed
on target system. PoKeys55 can be used as industrial or CNC control,
custom joystick or keyboard or data acquisition board.
Requirements:
- One available USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port.
- USB HID device driver enabled operating system (Windows 98
SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Linux, Mac OS).
- Included software requires Windows 2000/XP/Vista with .NET
framework 3.0 installed.
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