Otis wrote:Since most of the discussion on the Phidgets thread involves using the Plugin with the SBC, I just wanted to verify: Is the 1017 board supposed to work when plugged directly into the Mac's USB port? Is anyone else using it this way?
When I turned on web service as you suggested, with the 1017 plugged into the USB port, the Plugin still doesn't see it, and the Phidgets pane in System Preferences no longer sees it. Do I have to use an SBC with the Plugin?
Yes, the 1017 0/0/8 Relay board can be directly connected to your Mac via USB and should work with the Phidgets plugin without an SBC. However, I have just found a small bug that would have prevented the 1017 outputs from being defined as individual devices. Please download a copy of v0.4.7 from
dropbox. Then delete your existing 1017 device and add a new one. In the device creation dialog you should now see a button that says:
Read ifKit Config. Click that, then save, close and reload the plugin. You can then create individual devices for each of the 1017 output relays.
Regarding the web service. It is possible to connect directly with the Phidget from the plugin using USB. However, since a USB connection is exclusive, you would not be able to see that Phidget with the Phidgets Preferences pane or any other application. Use of the Web Service allows the Phidgets to be shared and is recommended. Note that the direct USB connection has not been thoroughly tested. If you decide to use a USB connection and have problems, please post the issues to this forum. Thanks.