Thanks, I definitively will now. Just need to come to terms on "format" and what "expression" to use. I've come to realize that most people does not get what the board is and what's required to do those things. Naturally, the problem lies in how I describe it which is sub-optimal. I'd be very grateful for any suggestions on how to formalize the "message" or "offering" to make it easier to understand.

Thank you sir, it seems I will have to write that article :laugh: OT: Btw, this is the arms symbol of the township where I live: http://www.bengthedlund.se/bildarkiv/lastbilar/scania_historia/scania_logo_small.jpg[^]

I really love your enthusiasm! Yes, the examples are my own work as is everything else from designing the PCB in Eagle to writing the software, datasheet and project homepage. It has been a lot of work. I'm pretty sure Electrokit will ship to Thailand but if not, I can act as a proxy if you like. We'll see how it turns out. We're having some friends for dinner tonight but hopefully, I'll get a MIDI example up after that. In the meantime, you might enjoy a little Beethoven: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=G0WFRrqB8GE[^] Thanks!

Sorry, I discovered this section after posting in the other section and since PeekyPokey is a hardware device I thought maybe this was the right place but apparently I was wrong. I do apologize for double posting.

Hi guys! Hmm...it just occurred to me, this might be the appropriate place for me to post. Thing is, I've made a USB board called PeekyPokey with an API so that you can use .NET languages such as C# for interfacing with electronics stuff like relays, RFID tag readers, tactile buttons, rotary encoders, keypads, sensors, servos and things like that. Here's the Project home page on CodePlex: http://www.peekypokey.org/ The API also comes with an extensive toolkit containing classes for the PC side of things too - like a built in webserver, gamepad drivers, virtual keys, MIDI interface, a generalized HID interface and so on - things you can use to control electronic devices. In essence, PeekyPokey has 8 general input/outputs, a virtual COM port, 3.3V/5V power supplies and kind of brings Windows PCs and electronics together in pretty much the same way IOIO does for Android. The PeekyPokey board targets programmers curious of embedded electronics programming and hardware interfacing. The whole idea is to play, explore, learn and have fun with electronics. This is just to let you guys know it's there and love to hear what you think! NOTE: I'm not selling the boards, I'm just the creator. Thanks!

Thanks to you, I've now sneaked in a "Where to buy" section on the project home page. Figuring they'll probably just ask me to remove the link if not to their liking. Scroll down to the bottom of the front page and you'll see it: http://www.peekypokey.org/ Regards!

Thank you so much, your words mean a lot to me! You're totally getting it, it's like you said; the board is primarily for testing, evaluation, prototyping and proof of concept. It's for those of us who are perhaps not ready to implement our new wiz bang innovation directly onto a micro controller. When you got things working as expected with the PeekyPokey, the leap towards general purpose micro controllers will look a lot smaller and you can move along implementing onto an Arduino, PIC, AVR, MSP430 or what have you. The software always runs on the PC using USB to control the board itself. Since your average PC is vastly superior in terms of raw processing power and overall resources, it's much easier and quicker to implement your application logic there while using PeekyPokey as a dedicated h/w interface. You can save optimizations for performance, foot print and economical use of resources for later when porting to an actual micro. Cheers!

Hi Bill! Thanks for your enthusiasm, I deliberately omitted "Where to buy?" since I suspect CodePlex does not really approve of members pushing for sales. Perhaps I'm wrong, I need to check that. The board can be purchased through a re-seller: http://www.electrokit.com/en/peekypokey-usb-gpio-uart.51054?currency=USD[^] Cheers!

Thanks man, then I got one...

Hi guys! I've been told this is the right place for this so here goes... I've made a USB board called PeekyPokey with an API so that you can use .NET languages such as C# for interfacing with electronics stuff like relays, RFID tag readers, tactile buttons, rotary encoders, motors, keypads, sensors, servos and things like that. Here's the project home page on CodePlex: http://www.peekypokey.org/ The API also comes with an extensive toolkit containing classes for the PC side of things too - like a built in webserver, gamepad drivers, virtual keys, MIDI interface, HID interface and so on - things you can use to control electronic devices. The software is free and most of the PC driver stuff actually works without the hardware. In essence, PeekyPokey has 8 general input/outputs, a virtual COM port, 3.3V and 5V power supplies. It kind of brings Windows PCs and electronics together in pretty much the same way IOIO does for Android. The PeekyPokey board targets programmers curious of embedded electronics programming and hardware interfacing. The whole idea is to play, explore, learn and have fun with electronics. I'm wondering if you'd be interested in me writing an article about the board and how to use it? NOTE: I'm not selling the boards, I'm just the creator. Thanks!

Yeah, the software is free and most PC stuff actually works without the board (such as the web server, HID class, gamepad interface, etc). Ok, I'll post it there. Thanks! http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4653609/PeekyPokey-a-USB-board-for-h-w-programming-in-NET.aspx[^]

Hi guys! I'm not sure this is the right place for this so forgive me if it's not but here goes. I've made a USB board called PeekyPokey with an API so that you can use .NET languages such as C# for interfacing with electronics stuff like relays, RFID tag readers, tactile buttons, rotary encoders, keypads, sensors, servos and things like that. Project home page on CodePlex: http://www.peekypokey.org/ The API also comes with an extensive toolkit containing classes for the PC side of things too - like a built in webserver, gamepad drivers, virtual keys, midi interface, general HID interface and so on - things you can use to control electronic devices. In essence, PeekyPokey has 8 general input/outputs, a virtual COM port, 3.3V/5V power supplies and kind of brings Windows PCs and electronics together in pretty much the same way IOIO does for Android. The PeekyPokey board targets programmers curious of embedded electronics programming and hardware interfacing. The whole idea is to play, explore, learn and have fun with electronics. I'm wondering if you'd be interested in me writing an article about the board and how to use it? NOTE: I'm not selling the boards, I'm just the creator. Thanks!

I recently picked up a slightly used XBox Kinect sensor and would like to play around with it using C# in Windows XP. Since its XP and I dont want to upgrade to Win7, this rules out use of the MS Kinect Windows SDK. Sofar, I tried a OpenNI 2 which does not recognize my Kinect sensor. It works a little better with CLNUI but Im not getting video and the software locks up hard after a short while. Before trying other alternatives such as SimpleOpenNI or OpenNinect, I'd like to know what others with experiences of getting this to work in Windows XP think would be the best option. Thanks!

Great, that's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

Thank you for your answer. There are so many advantages with C# over almost any other language that I just can't live without and since C# is the language I chose for my project, why not write repetitive sections as effective as possible? You are correct, but you answered a question that I didn't ask ;-)

Hi all! Is there a way of checking overflow, carry, etc on integer arithmetic in C#? I'm an old assembler programmer and I sometimes would like this funtionality when performing bitwise operations on integer variables. Also, I would like to see ROL and ROR (rotate left, rotate right). Do these exist in C#? For performance reasons, implementing a class realizing this is not an option. Thank you.