Control Boards
In any PC control and automation project one of the
biggest obstacles is in finding the right product for the job. Choosing a
difficult control board can make the whole project take much longer than
necessary. The products we offer are intended to shorten any such
project by including "get you started" software. This combination of
control board plus ready to run software gets your project started very
quickly. Once you have "operated your motor" or "turned on your lamp" or
"measured the temperature" within your control system using one of our
control boards, you will probably want to write your own software to take
full control of your project and steer it in your own particular
direction. To this end we have also provided a DLL function library to
make your programming much easier. The DLL libraries we provide with all
boards make the process of handling USB devices (for example) almost
trivial, with the difficult part being handled within the DLL.
Starter Packs
Sometimes the difficulties with starting any control project
is that you have never controlled the particular device before. To help
the beginner or less experienced engineer gain an appreciation of how a
device actually works, we provide some starter packs that simply require
the use of small screwdriver to get devices such as stepper motors,
DC motors and servos fully controlled by a PC. The confidence you get by
connecting and running these devices from a PC in minutes rather than
weeks serves to open the door to more and more elaborate control system
designs.
Accessories
Although we only have a fairly modest section of accessories,
providing motors and cables etc.. we expect this section to grow steadily
and provide the control system builder with the most common devices and
components at a reasonable price with the confidence that they have been
tested for compatibility with our range of control boards.
