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Hi All,
Getting some new toys to play with, Phidgets, Phidgets Inc. - Products for USB Sensing and Control[^], they appear to be a method of interfacing to a PC via USB. The Visual Studio frame work appears to be not too confusing. I thinking this may be of interest to some, also the possibility of another article. It seems they solve the problem of how to attach hardware without a proper interface. Currently I have a load cell reading constantly monitoring my desk (which looks like an explosion in a hardware shop). It seem my mug falling over causes a bigger bang than dropping my pencil  . Just like to know anyone heard of them (I only heard about them from an American) seem quite good, don't have VS installed here to check.
Glenn
modified 11-Jul-23 4:04am.
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As of this writing, the link to phidgets.com points to this post.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Glad to know it wasn't just me.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
I’m begging you for the benefit of everyone, don’t be STUPID.
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Nope. Seem a bit pricy for what they do and adding another bus type (VNET I think they call it) doesn't seem appetizing. Me, I live with RPI's and Modbus over RS485.
Mircea
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Well, that my view, but they have been seen by higher ups on a company visit to our US partner and now...
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I know, all that glitters must be gold and neighbor's grass is always greener 
Mircea
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But what do they use to feed the grass a healthy ammount of bull pucky?
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Bookmarked!
Looks amazingly cool!
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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They seem to be interesting little gadgets, I was thinking depending if I get a Version of Vis Studio there maybe an Artical.
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I have edited your question so the link actually points to the correct place.
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Yes. I used them to interface some USB input devices more than a decade ago. I was surprised dotnet didn't have a standard USB interface library at that time and we needed to move the dlls with the source code (we didn't have nuget or something). Not sure whether MS fixed that now.
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Ahhh, I haven't used it in anger yet just had the load cell on the desk and got some readings off. Looking to use Visual Studio, but as is the way (Mandalorian reference, almost), I cannot seem to IT to install Vis Studio for me. Looking like I will have to bring 'em home to play. There appears to be a Dot Net frame work for them now, I wonder how it will go?
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Good luck 
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Will probably be posted at 08:30 or so (normal for me) but I've got a "sit-and-wait"* appointment at the dentist tomorrow at 09:00 so replies to solutions may be sporadic.
* I.e. no specific time, you turn up when they open and they fit you in when they can.
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It's a real pain!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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Deference is fit and proper (11)
Deference RESPECT
is fit ABLE
and proper
RESPECTABLE
And I'm up tomorrow.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Deference is fit and proper (11)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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A guess
appropriate ?
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Nope!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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