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Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 1:58 am
by AlexRope
This topic was really helpful for deciding which one to go with.
The exposed USB serial interface was the deciding factor for me to go with the 2B over the ErosTek 312B. It opens up a world of possibilities as I already have a Pi in the bedroom running SqueezeLite for network audio streaming... so ideas are forming!
Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 2:34 pm
by birdburdy
Yes the USB port is awesome, although the response time is a bit slow which limits its utility.
Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:26 pm
by neo80
Anyway, I've seen people who controls the erostek from an Arduino, but no idea what kind of interface it uses
Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:23 am
by LondonSubNigel
If you hunt around, you can find details of the Erostek command protocol online - I think there's a perl library.
From what I've seen of it, it appears to be deliberately obscured, to try and make it as hard as possible to write other software to work with it, an of course the official Erostek stuff hasn't been updated in years (if ever).
There are those, however, who maintain that the command protocol is proprietary and that even to consider writing an application using it without permission from Erostek is such a shocking prospect that it can never be mentioned.
Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 12:09 pm
by neo80
LondonSubNigel wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:23 am
If you hunt around, you can find details of the Erostek command protocol online - I think there's a perl library.
From what I've seen of it, it appears to be deliberately obscured, to try and make it as hard as possible to write other software to work with it, an of course the official Erostek stuff hasn't been updated in years (if ever).
There are those, however, who maintain that the command protocol is proprietary and that even to consider writing an application using it without permission from Erostek is such a shocking prospect that it can never be mentioned.
And that's the main reason I decided to buy the 2b!
+1 for e-stim systems
Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:37 pm
by birdburdy
LondonSubNigel wrote: ↑Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:23 am
If you hunt around, you can find details of the Erostek command protocol online - I think there's a perl library.
From what I've seen of it, it appears to be deliberately obscured, to try and make it as hard as possible to write other software to work with it, an of course the official Erostek stuff hasn't been updated in years (if ever).
There are those, however, who maintain that the command protocol is proprietary and that even to consider writing an application using it without permission from Erostek is such a shocking prospect that it can never be mentioned.
Wouldn't it just be simpler to use the audio input of the Erostek? I've wondered several times if having (fast) audo input obsoletes having an API.. (I'm not sure).
Re: e-stim vs erostek
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2018 5:08 pm
by SVM
How old is the ET312 now?
Are they working on an up to date replacement yet?