Free hardware

[Andrew Armstrong <andrewa@...>]

I like to interface various hardware to Lua somewhat similar to:

http://www.archonix.co.uk/corporate/?page_id=496

I have a number of early revision boards in stock that I would love to 
get rid of and free up some stores space, unfortunately these do not 
come equipped with a USB interface on them, but USB to serial cables are 
easy to come by.

These will be pre-programmed with a basic interface to allow you to 
operate IO directly on the unit via serial, or from Lua - also down the 
serial. I have source code that lets my web-servers talk to the hardware 
etc.. The more proficient users can also reprogram these at a low level 
if they want to fancier things, like ADCs, signal processing etc. I have 
even managed to get one to talk to an SD card to store data.

I recently created a rig using one that drives a stepper motor and 
operate a camera to take 360degree pictures of objects etc.

If you are interested in said boards, please feel free to email me. As I 
said, these are free, but with one caveat, if you create something cool 
I would love to hear about it or see it. I will soon be blogging my own 
creations!

Best Regards,

Andrew Armstrong