[PD] PID loops/controlling robots with PD

[Marc Lavallée]

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Le 23 Juin 2003 00:15, Hans-Christoph Steiner a écrit :

> For the robotic tree we just did, there were 10 pneumatic cylinders for
> the arms and 80 switches to control drippers.  The cylinders had
> built-in position sensors.  I believe the A-to-D was 12-bit, but it may
> have been 16-bit.

Then you need a good and fast I/O card. Industrial type. 

> I found one that looks good, http://mat.sf.net but I was wondering
> whether it would be feasible to do this within Pd entirely.

You could interface PD with a similar software. It might be easier than 
coding an external for an acquisition card and write fancy patches to 
implement programmable logic. It also depends on the complexity of your 
project.

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Marc
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