minia, Open hardware sensor board
Description:
Minia is an Usb, plug n play & multiplatform device that allows the computer to comunicate with the external /physical world. Since it´s open hardware, you can customize it and use in many ways with different kind of sensors, with differents softwares and for different applications such Audio, video, measurement of phisical parameters, etc..
Minia comes with 6 analog inputs at 10 bit of resolution (1024 steps..)
Minia uses the Hid protocol, this is a high speed protocol that runs directly over USB so, no drivers needed for this device in any platform (linux, macosX, windows) and no more pain with ancient protocols like “serial”.
Hid has extremely low latency so the sensor response is inmediat..
Example applicattions:
You can built with it a footswitch controller with buttons and pedals.
you can built with in a flight simulator controller (the original application..)
you can built with it an ultra tiny midi controller with sensors..
you can build with it an interactive installation
you can wear it and measure your movements…..
you can think in a complete different application..
Video example:
Minia Open HArdware from Servando Barreiro on Vimeo.
schematics:
Soft & more :
multicontrol_osX (converts HID into midi/ osc)
howto ( minia to midi softw in w1nd0w5, spanish)
linuosxminipd (convert HId into everything..) (for w1nd users, just type “hidin” and follow the help.)
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Pingback by Minitronics.net » Workshops! — February 6, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
Nice idea and design! Good luck with the workshops, it sounds like fun. Interesting idea re-using CD spindle boxes as project enclosures; it encourages people to think about the materials they throw away.
I began teaching electronics workshops recently in the US called Handmade Music Austin. We’re teaching analog drum projects, and simple microcontroller-based synths.
http://handmademusic.noisepages.com/2009/10/introducing-handmade-music-austin/
Comment by eric archer — November 5, 2009 @ 8:03 am