John O'Flaherty wrote:
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>> If you are going to use a microcomputer, you might consider one
>> that has enough analog stuff to do most of it, like the Cypress PSoC.
>> It has built-in analog resources that can be used as A/Ds, amplifiers
>> and comparators. Sample rates in excess of 10 kHz can be achieved at
>> 10 bits or more. You can get a start-up kit that can be programmed
>> from a PC for less than $100 that has an LCD display attached. It has
>> 32k flash memory and 2k static ram.
>
> I'm in the UK so I'll bet that the $ changes to a £ over here.
> Having said that its just a hobby project. I don't mind spending $100
> if its going to get me where I want to go.
> I'll have a look at the Cypress kit though.
I did go and have a look at the "Cypress" web site and spoke to the UK distributors. There wasn't a great deal that they were prepared to tell me other than there was the Startup/Evaluation kit you mentioned and a separate book & CD with programs and example code.
If I want one I can have it by tomorrow along with a free USB device that has plug in programmable modules. I declined to take up the offer for the time being.
The guy I spoke to suggested that without programming experience and mentoring I would probably struggle to do what I want to do. A little overkill for a one off project !
So thankyou for the suggestion. Its one that I will keep in mind.