Re: [Gumstix-users] Basic description of using gum+robostix for ADC?

[Jesse W. <jda...@ho...>]

You could also use a I2C ADC such as the Max128 or the ADS7828, in which 
case you just need a breakout board that brings the I2C...

Did you need the Robostix specificaly for dirving servos and such?
    -Jesse W.




>From: "Ben Ford" <be...@fo...>
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>Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Basic description of using gum+robostix 
>for	ADC?
>Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 23:24:14 +0100
>
>Thanks very much, are the ADCs on the audio stix capable of a more simple
>operation? I would be hoping to produce a lot of systems, so it would be
>very awkward to program controllers and then also run the software on the
>gumstix.
>Thanks,
>Ben
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: "Jesse Welling" <jda...@ho...>
>To: gum...@li...
>Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:29:41 +0000
>Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Basic description of using gum+robostix for 
>ADC?
>
> >
> > not that it's a ready made solution (not in the least!)
> > but you could look at the Procyon AVRlib is a pretty good base to work
> > from
> > if i2c-io doesn't quite meet your needs.
> > http://hubbard.engr.scu.edu/avr/avrlib/docs/html/index.html
> >
> >
> >     -Jesse W.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Dave Hylands" <dhy...@gm...>
> > >Reply-To: "General mailing list for gumstix users."
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> > >To: "General mailing list for gumstix users."
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> > >Subject: Re: [Gumstix-users] Basic description of using gum+robostix
> > for
> > >ADC?
> > >Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:45:41 -0700
> > >
> > >Hi Ben,
> > >
> > >On 8/9/06, Ben Ford <be...@fo...> wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I have been reading about all over the place and still can't get my
> > head
> > > > around exactly how to go about this.
> > > > I have a gumstix platform with a robostix.
> > > > Can i access the ADC and IOs from the robostix directly from linux
> > >within
> > > > the gumstix? Or is there a way to do this with a different setup of
> > >"stix"?
> > > > The main things i would like/need to be able to do is have a serial
> > LCD
> > > > and GPRS modem running, and a number of ADCs available (probably 4)
> > > > I am not bothered about the actual system used, whether i have
> > wasted
> > > > money on a robostix doesnt matter. I suppose i should have enquired
> > >first!
> > > > Or is my understanding that the robostix is a seperate
> > microcontroller
> > > > that must have code written for it?
> > >
> > >The robostix is a separate microcontroller that must have code written
> > >for it, however there is already a bunch of code available.
> > >
> > >The i2c-io program will allo the ADCs to be read and the GPIOs to be
> > >manipulated.
> > >
> > >You can find out more, by looking at these pages:
> > >http://docswiki.gumstix.org/Robostix_i2c_bootloader
> > >http://docswiki.gumstix.org/Robostix_i2c_load
> > >http://docswiki.gumstix.org/Robostix_i2c_io
> > >
> > >i2c-io doesn't currently have an serial port support, although for
> > >output only, you could do direct register manipulation using i2c-io.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Dave Hylands
> > >Vancouver, BC, Canada
> > >http://www.DaveHylands.com/
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