Re: [Balloon] Is an ADC on board?

01/12/2004 14:00:49, Laurie van Someren
<laurie@aleph1.co.uk> wrote:

>No, there is no ADC on the Balloon.

There are the Audio ADCs in the CODEC, though, if that's useful?

> There are too many choices, of
>number and speed and accuracy of channels, to include it on a
standard
>board.

Yes - it's very hard to keep Balloon from gaining random features
that not everybody wants. While you don't have to fit the unwanted
components, adding complexity makes the PCB harder to route,
etch and assemble, all of which add costs.
Balloon3 may be gaining a touchscreen interface, which will offer
some nice ADCs to people not wanting to use a touchscreen.

You are invited to make your own to connect to the bus, and to>
>share the design with others.

Yes - that's the plan :)
What are you thinking of?
(There are many ways of attaching peripherals to a Balloon - and
even more, often simpler, methods, planned for Balloon3. let us
know what you're thinking of, and you may get sme helpful
suggestions)

Steve