Introduction to the Phidgets22 pluginWith the introduction of the Phidget22 libraries, there has been a major change in the way Phidget devices are logically organized on the network. Under the new paradigm, every unique sensor (input) or control (output) function is individually identified, accessed, and controlled. So, for example, a 1048 4-input temperature sensor previously appeared in Indigo as a single device with 5 temperature states (the onboard sensor, + 4 inputs). Now, with the Phidget22 libraries, this will appear as 5 unique devices. Each showing only the state of its associated sensor. Also, rather than defining a device like in InterfaceKit with multiple inputs and outputs, each individual input or output is directly visible. So, there is no need, or indeed option, to create an Indigo device for InterfaceKits, SBCs, etc.
The Phidgets22 plugin also supports VINT Phidget devices and hubs. Unlike the previous analog sensors which simply returned a voltage between 0 and 5v, and had no onboard inelegance, the VINT devices have the ability to identify themselves and be directly configured. All of this is supported in the Phidgets22 plugin.
See the
phidgets web site for more information