gnusb 2007_11_15

gnusb is an open source USB-Sensor Box. gnusb is a combined hardware/software project to provide a platform upon which users can build their own USB input/output devices, primary for connecting Max/MSP and puredata to the outside world via sensors and digital i/o.<br /><br />It is built around an ATMEL Atmega16 microprocessor and provides access to three of its four ports: 8 analog inputs on PORTA, and 8 digital inputs/outputs on each of PORTB and PORTC. It provides a bootloader for convenient uploading, tweaking and testing of firmware.<br /><br />The gnusb hardware, firmware and host software are intended to be a mere starting point for own creations. A foundation on which you can build upon.<br /><br />By default, the gnusb provides Max/MSP and pure-data patches with:<br /><br />- 8 analog inputs, with variable smoothing<br />- 16 digital inputs/outputs<br /><br />add some sensors, and off you go....<br /><br />gnusb is based on Objective Development's USB driver. It needs very few external components and thus it's cheap and easy to build. Objective Development's USB driver is a firmware-only implementation of the USB 1.1 standard (low speed device) on cheap single chip microcomputers of Atmel's AVR series, such as the ATtiny2313 or even some of the small 8 pin devices. It implements the standard to the point where useful applications can be implemented. See the file "firmware/usbdrdv/usbdrv.h" for features and limitations.

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	Mac, Mac OSX
Keyword:	Building,  Controllers,  Gnusb,  Maxmsp,  Mixers,  Pedals,  Platform,  Primarily,  Puredata
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