http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices Questions about connecting the Make Controller Kit to different devices and other hardware. hourly 1 2008-01-10T00:34:59Z http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/162058510/954650266/view So has anyone successfully tested using serial2? I have an application that needs a second serial port but I only need transmit and no hardware handshaking. 2008-12-04T20:29:04Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/429491953/521069165/view Thanks for the feedback.. I guess ill go with the a prototyping board solution and have ordered some today. If you wanted to proportionally control 0 to 1 volt ... 2008-12-02T01:46:35Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/683009027/675521933/view It should probably be fine - you need to allow the unsigned driver to proceed in order for the driver to be installed, and now that you've done that it should ... 2008-12-01T16:34:43Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/926601536/688150981/view Previously John (EBo) David wrote: roadknightlabs, I cannot speak directly to your situation since I do not have enough specifics, but I can ask some ... 2008-12-01T08:54:00Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/683009027/991139566/view Just on a whim I tried it again tonight.  The gods felt bad for me and all is well now.  I changed nothing, it just installed the unsigned driver and ... 2008-12-01T06:46:25Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/926601536/140349533/view roadknightlabs, I cannot speak directly to your situation since I do not have enough specifics, but I can ask some questions and offer some ... 2008-12-01T04:13:53Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/232876390/325666943/view I think I just fried my board, but I'm not exactly sure how. I've been using my MC Controller/App board quite happily for the last couple months but ran ... 2008-12-01T03:07:24Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/926601536/617576755/view I think I just fried my board, but I'm not exactly sure how. I've been using my MC Controller/App board quite happily for the last couple months but ran ... 2008-12-01T03:06:53Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/683009027/997326073/view Please forgive the Novice question. I just purchased the board and have a similar problem.  I have restarted windows a few times.  Windows does ... 2008-11-29T19:42:02Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/429491953/174934671/view The tricky thing with the output drivers on the Make Controller for this kind of example is that when they're "off" they're just disconnected/floating and not ... 2008-11-27T19:09:05Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/429491953/887366110/view hello,     I have a requirement to use the digital out put to control on/off a 1 volt/1amp current supplied by the Vext. Well if i hook ... 2008-11-27T15:06:43Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/809027355/103075334/view I'm looking for an infrared intersection sensor set-up that will allow me to set-up custom "touch spots" on my humanscale projected application. What product ... 2008-11-26T00:51:57Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/132823390/267301681/view has anyone ever attempted a project with miditron? semester final using this is due in about a week. just wondering if there are any tips or tricks? 2008-11-25T18:57:08Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/27396186/598354460/view Hi Aaron, Thanks for your reply. That is good news! Thanks! 2008-11-22T20:45:32Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/732236713/688385209/view I'll repost the idea for mounting holes, so please consider it before finalizing your app board plans :-) 2008-11-21T21:49:23Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/806661723/662285196/view If you'd consider posting it in the documentation section or the wiki, that would be great!  Even just uploading a zip would probably be helpful for some ... 2008-11-21T20:58:59Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/647452758/147986986/view You are perfectly alright. Now it is uploading new firmware with that connection. It doesn't have to be connected from the Make Controller GND to DI8. I have ... 2008-11-21T20:37:43Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/806661723/804855774/view You can easily adapt the labviewosc code to use the USB port on the make controler. Just rip out the UDP VIs and replace them with VISA serial reads and ... 2008-11-21T20:32:22Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/647452758/894895468/view All those connections are there except one - in the how-to article it mentions: "Connect a wire from the GND on the Make Controller over to the DI8 pin on ... 2008-11-21T17:33:30Z Comment http://www.makingthings.com/forum/devices/647452758/826605292/view Hello, I assembled the XBee module as it was instructed in the XBee-Wireless-Interface tutorial. I then tried to communicate between two XBee modules using ... 2008-11-21T16:49:43Z Comment