We build a flexible interface for communicating sensor data between a interface controller and computer. This interface is controlled by a micro-controller which, such as Scenix or 8051 communicates between sensors via an A/D sampling chip and computers with MIDI and other communication protocols. The Mirocontroller firmware is programmed with a free/open source C compiler to be flexible and portable. The design is intended for low-cost use in education, interactive computer-music performance, art installations, computer interface research, and instrumentation research. Other comparable sensor interfaces exist only in proprietary commercial versions, and typically cost about US$600 and up.

On the computer site a Application Programming interface for Linux using the Comedi Library will be implemented which is transparent to the used communication protocols.

Skills Useful

• Microprocessor system design
• Linux programming
• MIDI programming
• Embedded programming

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