Comments on: DIY Day: Create USB Interface, $50 Sensor-to-USB Board

By: Create Digital Music » Hulk Hands Hacked: Smash Stuff, Send MIDI

Create Digital Music » Hulk Hands Hacked: Smash Stuff, Send MIDI — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:47:40 +0000

[...] This wasn’t a plug-and-play job: it involved some soldering to adapt the inner workings of the hands, made easier by some labels on the circuitry. Then, you need a way to get control data into the computer. AKA used the Create USB Interface or CUI; see some information and commentary here on CDM from last year. The Arduino board would work equally well if not better (and, as AKA notes, has more documentation). Via the CUI’s inputs, data from the hands can be fed into Max/MSP and either used in Max or output as MIDI. AKA used a Korg ES-1 for drum loops, but other hardware/software combinations would work (and certainly via the Arduino, you don’t necessarily need Max, though it’s a good option). [...]

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 12:56:03 +0000

Id like to know if anyone has had similar experiences to Dougs’. Where is this noise coming from, and how can it be fixed? Could make it unusable for me, but this thing looks great. the best part is that if you build it yourself you can build it into whatever your using it with on the same board. :)

By: Hack247.co.uk » Blog Archive » DIY Sensor-to-USB board

Hack247.co.uk » Blog Archive » DIY Sensor-to-USB board — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:07:54 +0000

[...] Posted by admin on May 23rd, 2006 Peter writes – “The Create USB Interface (which you can build from scratch or buy premade for $50) lets you hook sensors right into USB, meaning you can use them with any software that supports the HUI standard (like games, for instance), without drivers. Also a great option for DIY art, gaming, music, and visual projects.” – Link & CREATE USB Interface. [Read this article] [Comment on this article] [...]

By: Create Digital Music » DIY USB Guitar, MIDI Guitar with Onboard Light, Pressure Sensors

Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:32:35 +0000

[...] The sensor-to-USB interface Doug employed is the US$50 Create USB (CUI) interface, as used by students at UC Santa Barbara and covered previously here on CDM. [...]

By: Doug Theriault

Doug Theriault — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 02:31:20 +0000

But, if you want a small interface that can be programmed and used with as many as 13 analog inputs, there is nothing else that comes close. Check out Dan’s site here: http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~dano/

By: Doug Theriault

Doug Theriault — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 20:33:28 +0000

This board is not really ready for the big time yet. The sensors you install need to have a weighted average to smooth out the high bit signal. Even if you use this, this board still produces enough noise to where your fine adjustment of something like “Pitch” on a sampler will studer. Not recommend for people who want to “Plug and Play” right away. Many bugs need ironing out on this. I have one myself and have been trying to fix this for months….

doug theriault

By: Alexander Refsum Jensenius

Alexander Refsum Jensenius — Sat, 27 May 2006 22:23:09 +0000

We have made an overview of different sensor interfaces on the SensorWiki site.