Hello. I wisch to built a regulator for my swimming pool, with 5 numeric inputs (from opto-coupleurs) + 1 analogic (temperature) and 1 numeric output (relay). I have prepared the software in a Excel table.
Before to buy Phidgets interfaces, I should like to know, how to attribute an Excel adress at each input: Is it in the driver or I must use a programming langage ? And in this case what is the best langage?
Thanks!…
Hello Kissandnav. Welcome to the RobotShop Forum!
If you would like to interface Phidgets directly with Excel, you might want to use the COM API reference and program right in the Excel spreadsheet using Visual Basic for Applications. See this for furtehr information: phidgets.com/documentation/Tutorials/Getting_Started_VBA.pdf
If you are new to programming, we suggest you use a graphical environment such as dsprobotics.com/. They have a free version of their software that can get you started with the programming.
Also, Phidgets support all of the major programming languages (C/C++, Java, C# / .NET, Python, Visual Basic, etc) , so you should not have any issues using any language you prefer.