I need help choosing a usb hid to use in my project
I need help choosing a usb hid to use in my project Posted on: 16.09.2011 by Mildred Dumoulin Hi. I just joined today so that I could ask you this:what, easy to use, no-need-to-program, usb HID DIY controller would have at least 32 digital and analog inputs? I know it's not really long, but that's all I need. | |
| Tonda Ramming 27.05.2013 |
Originally Posted by lantaren
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| Arcelia Siebeneck 18.09.2011 |
Originally Posted by lantaren
Just get a usb to midi adapter and install it inside the case. |
| Mildred Dumoulin 16.09.2011 | Hi. I just joined today so that I could ask you this: what, easy to use, no-need-to-program, usb HID DIY controller would have at least 32 digital and analog inputs? I know it's not really long, but that's all I need. |
| Gaynell Rydberg 29.05.2013 | Where you buy everything used.... eBay. |
| Tonda Ramming 27.05.2013 |
Originally Posted by lantaren
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| Mildred Dumoulin 19.09.2011 | thanks for all the help MIL0. Is there a way that I can use the highly liquid boards in a series? example : by using 3 and connecting them together to make 1 controller? otherwise, I don't believe that only 12 analog inputs will cut it for me since I needed more control. and how would I do this matrix? Isn't that just converting the digital input into analog by using various resistors and having a program convert those signals back into a button press? or how would that work? (sorry if I don't know much about electronics and all. I'm just starting to get into DIY electronics - normally I just mod stuff like putting LED's into a computer mouse when a button is pressed or some useless thing like that. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 19.09.2011 | Highly Liquid has 24 physical inputs but if you use buttons you can wire them up in a matrix: http://community .highlyliquid.net/showthread.php?t=526 You're still limited to 12 analogue inputs as a maximum though. |
| Mildred Dumoulin 18.09.2011 | I didn't choose highly liquid as it only has 24 Inputs. I needed over 32 for my project(s) as for UMC32 having the 8 extra digital pins in addition to the other 32, yay! exactly what I need for my project(s). I'll post back here if I ever do get to actually make this... although I may drop the leds, they seem kind of pointless to cost what they do for what I need. as for case wise, what would you guys recommend? I was just going to use some wood since it seemed fairly stable. BTW, all components will be bought from sparkfun. |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 18.09.2011 |
Originally Posted by lantaren
Just get a usb to midi adapter and install it inside the case. |
| Era Roka 18.09.2011 | I'm verry happy to tell you that these 8 digital inputs are NOT includid in the 32 D/A so its actually 40 !! |
| Darcey Kinnett 18.09.2011 | Trust me, get the one with MIDI output. Converters are a pain in zee asssss |
| Mildred Dumoulin 17.09.2011 | okay? I figured I will use UMC32 if needed. It's a bit pricey for the amount of input I was going to use (16 buttons & 18 analog inputs, don't need to spend the extra money for another one for only 2 more inputs... or do I not have to?). There also seems to be 8 AUX pins, are those accessible as separate digital inputs from the other 32, or are they included? this is one of the designs I have come up with (for limitations of budget, and regarding input limit if AUX doesn't do what I believe it does) my design has 15 sliders, 9 knobs, 9 buttons, putting it at 33 Inputs, but I will take out the top left button and replace it w/ an on/off switch or something... blue circles are LED indicators for their control. squares are buttons the rest should be self explanatory. B = Bass, M = Mid, T = Treble. (I have horizontal and vertical bass, mid, and treble sliders because horizontal ones control frequency, and vertical ones control the "power?" of the frequencies. ( I know I''m not the best artist, but it works.) |
| Era Roka 17.09.2011 | The umc is midi so its plug&play no stupid converters |
| Mildred Dumoulin 17.09.2011 | Thanks I believe that I might use UMC32 , but It seems a bit expensive to get two of them for what I need... I was looking towards below $100 for 64 configurable inputs (if not, 32 analog and digital preset ones)... don't believe that's possible now though... I would have used either U-HID or the BUO836, but niether had enough analog inputs. as for livid, that seems a bit more expensive then I was looking for, although if my project was larger, then I would definitely use it. and highly liquid wasn't what I was looking for either. do you know of any 64 input devices (1 single one, not two together)? |
| Arcelia Siebeneck 17.09.2011 | have a look in the 'threads of interest' link in my sig - there are loads of threads that have answered this question in the past. off the top of my head; Livid, Highly Liquid & UMC32 should do what you want with relative ease (minimal programming). |
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