Re: [buildcheapeeg] Re: last (for now) prattle on soundcards

From: Rob Sacks (editor_at_realization.org)
Date: 2001-04-28 05:37:24


Actually, let me ask you to back up a little,
because maybe I missed the point. What functions
would be done on the sound card?

Right now, the split between Joerg's machine and
my software is that the machine shoots a series of
time-series voltage measurements into the PC
serial port; the software does DSP type stuff to
those voltages using the CPU in the PC.

Would the sound card be taking over from the
current hardware or the software?

----- Original Message -----
From: <jiva_at_humboldt1.com>
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Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 12:24 AM
Subject: [buildcheapeeg] Re: last (for now) prattle on soundcards

> --- In buildcheapeeg_at_yahoogroups.com, "Rob Sacks" <editor_at_realization.org> wrote:
>
> All true. I was just blabbering on a "what if a soundcard
> could really reduce the cost of the project" basis. I've
> no idea if it could. That specific card was just an
> example of what a cheapo card can do these days. I'd imagine
> most cards have a common core of functionality. (ie
> "Soundblaster compatible", etc)
>
>
> > Oh I see. Well, I think if this group wants to make
> > the device dependent on a sound card, it will certainly
> > need to write a low-level module for its own use. But
> > I'm not sure how attractive that idea is, since eventually
> > the card will get discontinued by its manufacturer.
> > Basically the group would be getting itself into the
> > soundcard-driver business -- an ongoing major hassle.
> > Considering its limited resources, the group
> > might be better off designing things so the software has
> > the longest possible shelf life. That means, I think,
> > confining the really low-level code to the inside of
> > the EEG machine and running high-level code on the
> > PC.
> >
>
> > >
>
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