Todo
This is a list of ideas that I have for future projects. I write then down here, so I won't forget about them. But also so I can stop thinking about these ideas and focus on the running projects. The projects are in no particular order. Feel free to take the ideas for your own, but if you finish something I would appreciate a mail or something so I can take a look at your project.
Wireless old phone
I like the look of old phones with the dail etc... I would like to have one in the future, but they ar enot usablewith the VOIP stuff that is used nowadays. So it will need a pulse to tone convertor. I have seen these on the internet, but I would like to go all the way and also make the phone wireless. The current idea is to integrate a normal GSM phone for that and make some kind of convertor between the old phone electrics and the GSM.
XBox dance buttons
I recently got some games for the XBox (the old one) that should be played with a dance pad. Unfortunately I don't have one of those and using the controller doe not really work. I would just have to make something that emulates an XBox controller.
XBox controller info:
- Driver for Windows XP (usefull for testing/developing + wiring scheme) http://www.redcl0ud.com/xbcd.html
- Info about the USB reports that are sent by XBox controller http://euc.jp/periphs/xbox-controller.en.html
The current idea is to take an AVR micro with V-USB and some buttons. VID and PID should not really matter, all it should do is implement interface class 0x58 and subclass 0x42. This way it should work with XBox and PC (through XBCD).
Only thing that might pose a problem is the actual mechanical construction, like should I use buttons/microswitches or go for some kind of pressure sensor. Also I would not know how to implement rumble, but I guess it is not that important for a dance pad.
Wingman force driver
The Wingman force joystick from Logitech is not supported anymore in Vista. I like the device and might have a go to make it work in Vista. Keywords to search for later: UMDF (User mode driver framework), try to find something on the protocol used. It seems like it does not use normal USB protocol. It will involve lots of sniffing on XP probably :-(. Try to send Logitech a mail to see if I can have some docs about how thejoystick works, never hurts to try :-). The idea is to make the joystick available as a normal game controller (start without Force Feedback).
Multitouch display
I recently saw some cool videos about multitouch displays. It seems they are pretty easy to make and seems like fun. Check out the following sites/videos