[PD] Midi Speedo?

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Jonathan Goodwin hat gesagt: // Jonathan Goodwin wrote:

> I'm thinking about using an exercise bike as an interface for a video
> installation. I'm currently thinking I could perhaps use a speedometer to
> get midi data to use in PD.
> 
> I've only ever used HID input to PD. Can anyone give me any pointers as
> where to begin with such a task?! Is it even possible to gather the data I
> need from a non midi device like a bike speedo?

Silly question: If you already have experience with hid, why don't you
use HID for the bike as well? A bike is a human input as it gets. You
can always convert the hid data to midi format inside Pd later.

Ciao
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