Hello,
My name is Mark Pelletier and this is my first post to the RPi Forum. I want to introduce myself and
present an Add-On project I've been working on for the last few months. I've designed a board to add
data acquisition and control to the Raspberry Pi. The board is called a DAAC-100 and it uses an
STM32F334 chip to add 12-Bit ADC's, 12-Bit DAC's, 1000-Step PWM's, Extra GPIO/Relay Drivers, and a
digitally controlled Oscillator to a Raspberry Pi. It connects to the Raspberry Pi SPI port and I call
it an "Electronics Test Bench" for the engineer or hobbyist. The idea for the board came when a friend
wanted to use his Raspberry Pi 2 to measure temperatures and voltages in his house and control his
air conditioning and electricity use.
In developing the DAAC-100, I've done quite a bit of "Bare Metal" hacking on the RPi and have written a
couple of C/C++ control programs using the RPi GCC compiler. I hope to market this board through my
home-based business, Adaptive Interfaces. Please visit the website at http://www.adaptint.com to see
more information on the DAAC-100 and the C/C++ source code for the RPi support programs. Please note
that these programs have been written and tested only on the RPi 2. They should work on the RPi 3 but
I still need to purchase one and test the code. Maybe someone with an RPi 3 can download the Dashboard
Demo executable off the website and offer some feedback using the Contact Us page. Also, please note that
I make no claims to be a great, or even a good, C programmer. My programs work but any new ideas or
"constructive" criticisms are welcome at info@adaptint.com .
There is also a Facebook group page called Raspberry Pi Hobbyists for those who may want to share ideas.
Cheers,
Mark