Yay! It works! My 'custom' calculator<->computer link cable that is. Or at least, its SEEMS to work. Extensive testing has yet to be done as I just finished it, like, 30 minutes ago

Specs: CUI v.9 design ( http://www.create.ucsb.edu/~dano/CUI/ ) running a PIC18F4550 connected via USB, piggybacking on the HID driver (so it can run completely in user space on ALL platforms that support USB HID devices, specifically joysticks/gamepads - no drivers to install). The 'tip' is connected to RD0, and the middle is connected to RD1, which show up on the computer as buttons 1 and 2, respectively.

Anyway, here is the demonstration video (it is 44mb): http://www.kllrnohj.com/cemetech/gCn2/MVI_1026.AVI

If you see other 'buttons' being reported as being pressed (or the axis moving or similar), disregard them - it is occurring because they aren't hooked up to anything. Only buttons 1 and 2 are connected.

(and yes, I realize it is a very ugly soldering, wiring, and layout job - but I don't really care as it is now working and its my first one)

That's completely awesome.

Seriously. It is. You go to SB? My sis visited the college. She didnt like it. I did. A lot. Lots of...greenery

What the hell is SB and no I don't go there....

I think he mistakenly assumed you made the first page you linked to.

Ya UCSB is University of California, Santa Barbara. Sorry for the mistake. Still a good college. So...on topic now..

44mb!? Whenever I get a spare 3 hours to download...

ooh, me likes the server... I'm getting almost 200KBs here...

Took 7.2 seconds for me...

You should be able to max out your line no problem.... it is, after all, a paid-for server, not one of them free-hosting deals

Show off. If your connection is so good, take a screenshot every 10 seconds and upload them up as jpegs.

...just kidding, by the way. I don't think you would actually do that, but just incase, I don't actually want you to.

I took an animated screenshot with CalcCapture; this time it took 15 seconds.

Yeah, then it would only take you 1 hour to download

If you want pics though, here you go.... (note: taken on my cell phone, so don't expect great quality - I didn't feel like going and busting out the digital camera for this - as I had already put it away after I used it to film the video )

http://www.kllrnohj.com/cemetech/gCn2/pics/

Cool! That looks awesome. I'm glad you got it working

And thanks for the pics