Projects Controlling Other Devices

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PowerSwitch - The Pure Basics

A simple example intended to demonstrate how to use V-USB. This is Objective Development's reference implementation.

http://www.obdev.at/products/vusb/powerswitch.html
Author: Objective Development Software GmbH
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Automator - Punched Tape Updated

Automator is a device similar in concept to punched tape teletypes and musical boxes. It records key sequences and plays them back with relays. Program upload and download are done through an HID compliant driver.

http://www.obdev.at/products/vusb/automator.html
Author: Objective Development Software GmbH
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USB-Servo

This device controls a servo over USB. Potential applications are only limited by your imagination. The image shows a mouse pointer finder, similar to the classic x-eyes application on X-Windows.

http://www.schatenseite.de/usb-servo_en.html
Author: Ronald Schaten
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USB-Servo 2

A second USB servo controller. This one extends Ronald Schaten's USB-Servo to 6 servos with a separate supply. It was designed to control the servos of a robot.

http://www.societyofrobots.com/member_tutorials/node/25
Author: Duncan Law
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Miniature Robot

This is a miniature robot programmed via USB. Most of the documentation is in French, but the Readme file in the project download (search for "avr-usb" in the linked description) is in English.

http://www.cours.polymtl.ca/inf1995/fichiers/
Author: Matthew Khouzam
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gnusb - a Platform for Controllers and Sensors

Gnusb is a platform for building USB controllers - like mixers, foot pedals and the like - primarily for use with Max/MSP or pure-data.

http://gnusb.sourceforge.net/
Author: [ a n y m a ] - Max & Michael Egger
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USB-DDS - Frequency Generator 0 to 40 MHz

This Direct Digital Synthesizer generates sine waves from 0 to 40 MHz with millihertz resolution under computer control. It is useful for amateur radio operators as a reference oscillator.

http://www.mydarc.de/dg8saq/AVR-USB/
Author: Thomas Baier
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USB Relays - Controlling Relays with USB

This project helps you automate things: It has 6 relays for controlling mains voltage devices and 4 opto-coupled inputs. Ulrich's description is in German only.

http://www.ulrichradig.de/home/index.php/avr/usb-relaiskarte
Author: Ulrich Radig
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usbmot

Usbmot controls up to two small motors using the L293D. The speed of the motors is controlled with PWM.

http://andreas.goelzer.de/usbmot
Author: Andreas Gölzer
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usb-Relay

Simple but effective: A power switch controlled through USB.

http://johannes.krude.de/projects/usb-Relay/
Author: Johannes Krude
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USB Line Switch

Turn on and off loads such as computer peripherals with one mouse click. This is a commercial product, available as construction set or completely assembled device.

http://products.reworld.eu/uls.htm
Author: Reusch Elektronik

USBLotIO - Lots of I/O Pins

This is a very simple and easily expandable I/O adapter. It uses shift registers for a virtually unlimited amount of I/O lines. Description is in German only.

http://hobbyelektronik.org/w/index.php?title=USBLotIO
Author: Christof Rueß
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HDBeamer

This do-it-yourself beamer uses V-USB in the microcontroller which does temperature control and counting hours of operation. Description is in German only.

http://www.ringwelt.de/HDBeamer/HDBeamer4b.html
Author: Ralf Tralow
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