Appendix B: Using The Kead6 With Custom Software - Hagstrom KEAD6 User Manual

Appendix B:
Using the KEAD6 with Custom Software
In addition to converting potentiometer movement to keystrokes
or joystick action, the KEAD6 input channels can also be used
as an analog to digital converter. The current voltage level of
each channel can be read as an 8 bit value by the user's custom
software utilizing the KEAD6.dll which is located on the included
CD-ROM.
A Visual Basic sample program demonstrating how to read
the digital values from the KEAD6 inputs is included on the
CD-ROM under the KEAD6_Sample folder. The source code for
this sample is also located under this folder.
*Note:
We recommend disabling all scanned channels on the
KEAD6 when used strictly as an analog to digital converter. To
disable the channels, use the KEAD6 confi guration utility.
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