[PD] Re: new HID

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

[hidin] is included in the Pd-extended nightly builds.  Work has just  
started on [hidio], which is the next generation of [hid]  It will  
support Windows.  No release date yet, we are working on it.

.hc

On Dec 1, 2006, at 10:26 AM, oliver wrote:

> hi, list
>
> sorry if this has been asked before, but i'm still not sure about it:
>
> is there any working [hid] or [hidin] external for XP ?
> i learned olaf matthes has made one some time ago but
>
> http://www.akustische-kunst.org/
>
> seems to be down or closed. can anybody help ?
>
> thankxalot
>
> oliver
>
>
>
>
> David Merrill wrote:
>> Chris McCormick wrote:
>>> On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 12:01:32PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner  
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Nov 23, 2006, at 8:20 PM, Chris McCormick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Since Hans pointed out it doesn't work under OSX, I think the  
>>>>> next  best
>>>>> option is for me to write an external that uses SDL calls to  
>>>>> read from
>>>>> the joystick, since that library works on all platforms. Will  
>>>>> report
>>>>> back here when that's done.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When I started [hid], I explored many options including SDL.   
>>>> It  provides a very limited interface to the devices, but is  
>>>> relatively  easy to use.  I suppose an SDL object would be  
>>>> useful in specific  circumstances, like on obscure platforms.   
>>>> Do you have a specific  problem with [hid] besides not working  
>>>> on Windows?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Not at all. If [hid] was working on Windows, and easy to compile on
>>> Linux, I think I'd go with that.
>>>
>>>
>>>> You could also join Olaf Matthes, David Merrill, and I on  
>>>> working on  the next generation of [hidin]/[hid]/[input_noticer]  
>>>> that will work  on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows.  By lucky  
>>>> chance, David was in NYC  so we met yesterday about this.  And  
>>>> by another lucky chance, Olaf is  getting into NYC and we are  
>>>> going to be meeting about this soon.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> That sounds really cool. I look forward to a time when it's easy to
>>> get joystick events into Pd in a cross-platform way. In the meantime
>>> I might write a very simple SDL external to do just what I need, or
>>> persue Frank's idea of wrapping [joystick] and [hid] depending on  
>>> the
>>> platform. I'd definately switch to what you guys are working on once
>>> it's working on all platforms though.
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, being able to easily connect a joystick on any platform  
>> should be a right, not a privilege within PD. :) We'll be getting  
>> started asap. Also, in general I think that there are neat  
>> possibilities for hacking other off-the-shelf hardware for  
>> instrument-building - to build the sensor into another instrument.  
>> Like many of the new wireless optical mice that have been released  
>> for really cheap lately.. For less than $10USD, they present a  
>> cheap, wireless 2D motion sensor that will also work with HID.  
>> Also, I'm looking forward to the price coming down on these:
>> http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/cut-the-cord-usb-runs- 
>> free-with-freescale-149775.php Power it with a battery and build  
>> it into your device, and your instrument can have several such  
>> hacked USB peripherals connected wirelessly back to your PC-as-synth.
>> cheers,
>> -David
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Chris.
>>>
>>> -------------------
>>> chris at mccormick.cx
>>> http://mccormick.cx
>>>
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