A new make a monster tale - pc electronic test equipment control

[jbeckva]

These two products here might start me off.. hmmm...

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10892


View attachment EA-A06.en.pdf

 

[laatsch55]

Time to build up the suite eh??

 

[jbeckva]

Yep, we'll see where it goes with this. Remembering the core architecture of my old universal test station now, and it'd be easy as hell to put it all under PC control with a few USB-controlled components.

 

[jbeckva]

Ahh, actually this here would be good to start with - 8 digital TTL outputs controlled by USB. Getting some idears...

http://www.apogeekits.com/usb_interface_board_vm167.htm

 

[laatsch55]

Hmmmm.....

 

[orange]

USB would take all the fun out of a Variac.