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intellijel
talking to ftdi chips in bit bang mode (.dll ?)
Aug 8th, 2009, 5:22am  
Here is a great article on communicating to a large array of rgb leds (shiftbrites) directly using an FTDI chip in bitbash mode.
The problem is that it makes use of function calls to a .dll.

Is it possible in processing for me to use a .dll?

if not then has anyone talked directly to an ftdi chip without using the dll? (i.e. I need to talk to it in bitbang mode)

Here is the support page for the chip:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/D2XX.htm

Here is the original article I was referring too:
http://foofers.livejournal.com/353287.html

Any ideas?
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intellijel
Re: talking to ftdi chips in bit bang mode (.dll ?)
Reply #1 - Aug 8th, 2009, 5:36am  
another alternative: seems two people have made java wrappers for this library:

http://www.ftdichip.com/Projects/CodeExamples/OtherPlatforms.htm

will this work?
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