[PD] K8061 USB interface board in PD on Mac
Martin Peach
martin.peach at sympatico.ca
Mon Jun 15 18:55:51 CEST 2009
a. tonal wrote:
> hallo,
> i don't know about using .dll on a mac. please tell me if you know.
No, you can't. dlls are for MS Windows systems.
I found this googling "K8061 protocol", it seems to be source code for a
linux driver for the K8061:
http://doip.laupro.nl/browser/doip/k8061/trunk/k8061.c?rev=109
Maybe it could be ported to Mac?
Anyhow, it's not just a serial interface like Arduino uses.
Martin
> the dll does all the communication with the card. the pd object, or
> whatever program, uses commands provided by the dll.
> i further think, that when using a virtual os like virtual box or wine,
> the communication with hardware is handled by the host os. correct me if
> i'm wrong.
> my humble suggestion, if asked for, was: why not use an arduino? or
> modify some joystick to your needs and use 'hid'?
>
> good luck
> olli
>
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> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 01:43:11 +0200
> From: puredata at klankontwerp.nl
> To: pd-list at iem.at
> Subject: Re: [PD] K8061 USB interface board in PD on Mac
>
> Thank you,
>
> I tried it on Windows XP @ VirtualBox and it crashes PD. However I would
> like to try and make my own external for the 8061, It is probably too
> hard but I'd like to try it anyway. Or is there a way to make it
> communicate without reverting to C?
>
> I once made a MAX interface for a card called MACI/O (worked via a
> serial port). I sent hex code directly from the MAX patch to the I/O
> back then and that worked. Is that possible with this card too?
>
> Wilf
>
>
> a. tonal schreef:
>
> hi
> i once made an pd-external for the velleman 8055, but it's windows only.
>
> it's available for download at: http://akkiko.kilu.de/
> ciao
> olli
>
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> Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 10:03:36 +0200
> From: puredata at klankontwerp.nl <mailto:puredata at klankontwerp.nl>
> To: pd-list at iem.at <mailto:pd-list at iem.at>
> Subject: [PD] K8061 USB interface board in PD on Mac
>
> Hello everybody,
>
> for some interface experiments I got hold of an USB interface kit
> from Velleman, the K8061. More info:
> http://www.velleman.be/ot/en/product/view/?id=364910
> This board comes with software for windows computers, a.o. a .dll
> file for communication.
> My system is a MacBook Pro november 2008 with OS X 10.5.6.
>
> Are there people out there who have already used this board in Pure
> Data and/or on Mac OS X?
> I have already tried to get some data out of it with HID and
> although HID works good for joysticks and game controllers it does
> not get data from this kit.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Wilfred
>
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