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Re: [LUG] Controlling devices from Ubuntu

 

On Thu, 21 May 2009, James Fidell wrote:

> For 1-wire, I'd recommend a look at http://www.homechip.co.uk/ which is
> run by an aquaintance from my ISP days way back when (you must remember
> Nigel Titley, Gordon?), or http://www.hobby-boards.com/ which is in the
> US, but ships to the UK.

Ah yes, there's a name that ring bells!

I never realised there was other stuff out there using the 1-wire protocol 
- Always though of cash register buttons and that was that.

FWIW: My backgroud of many moons ago (before the Internet was invented) is 
robotics, factory automation, PLCs and stuff like that. Sometimes I think 
it's all a bit dull when you can't make a computer throw a 1Kg weight 20 
meters - by accident, of-course!

Bit sad when I get excitied by flashing 3 LEDs!!!

Anyone else got Mindstorms and programmed using NQC?

Gordon
(Using Debian/Lenny FWIW - and why? Because it works and is *stable*)

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