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The ANSI MIDIo Programmable Visualizer is a platform designed to allow real-time control of timed visuals.  The kit is designed with musicians and visualists in mind, allowing people to pre-program their own designs or perform realtime using software such as Renoise, Abelton, EnergyXT, Reaper, Max/MSP/Jitter, PureData, or devices such as the Monome, Bliptronome, MIDI grids, touchpads, and keyboards.

The ANSI MIDIo  creates an ANSI art paradigm known throughout the 1980s and 90s via online “Bulletin Board Systems ” (BBS). The firmware gives the user the ability to generate realtime patterns or create custom artwork such as those seen in Art Packs and on the BBSs of the era.  It makes use of the 12 most important ANSI characters, and the same 16-color palette used on old DOS-based computers and other systems that could interpret ANSI via a Terminal Emulator.

The completed kit is smaller than a business card, and designed for intermediate  kit builders.

Usage instructions, build instructions and sample programming files can be found here: http://www.straytechnologies.com/resources

sample videos here:  [youTube link]

FTDI/USB cable or breakout boards are not included, but are available from Modern devices, Mouser, or can be used from another project. They are also available  for an additional $20 if you don’t have one. Find them under “Parts and Extras” in the shop menu.

This is a complete kit with parts and PCB, ready for you to solder together and use. Any beginner with some soldering experience can build this kit in about an hour.

Available in PAL or NTSC.

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ANSI MIDIo Programmable Visualizer.  This is a complete pre-built version. Plug it in and go!  This version includes the built and tested kit, and the FTDI cable.

The ANSI MIDIo Programmable Visualizer is a platform designed to allow real-time control of timed visuals.  The kit is designed with musicians and visualists in mind, allowing people to pre-program their own designs or perform realtime using software such as Renoise, Abelton, EnergyXT, Reaper, Max/MSP/Jitter, PureData, or devices such as the Monome, Bliptronome, MIDI grids, touchpads, and keyboards.

The ANSI MIDIo  creates an ANSI art paradigm known throughout the 1980s and 90s via online “Bulletin Board Systems ” (BBS). The firmware gives the user the ability to generate realtime patterns or create custom artwork such as those seen in Art Packs and on the BBSs of the era.  It makes use of the 12 most important ANSI characters, and the same 16-color palette used on old DOS-based computers and other systems that could interpret ANSI via a Terminal Emulator.

The completed kit is smaller than a business card, and designed for intermediate  kit builders.

Usage instructions and sample programming files can be found here: http://www.straytechnologies.com/resources

sample videos here:  [youTube link]

Available in PAL or NTSC.

This is an 5V FTDI/USB to Serial cable for the YM_MINI, MIDIo kit, A_SID kit, Hack-a-rino and other kits. This product is available at most hobby electronics shops such as Digikey or Modern Devices.

I am including it here only for sale with one of the above kits, if you do not regularly purchase items from one of the other vendors.

This option is packaged with the Bliptronome kit and will not need to be purchased separately for that kit.

YM_MINI Kits are now shipping!

This is a usb-powered software-midi controlled mini synthesizer circuits. It uses  a virtual midi driver to fully control a real YM2149 chip in stereo.

The chip is most well known for its use in the Apple II Mockingbird soundcards and Atari ST computers. The YM or the chip from which it was derived (GI’s AY-3-8910) also created the music and audio in the Intellivision, Vectrex, some MSX systems, Sinclair ZX and Spectrum home computers, and many arcade machines.

The synth can be played via a live controller like monome or Oxygen8, or any midi-capable software such as Logic-Pro, Energy-XT, FL_Studio, Reaktor, Reaper, Max/MSP, PureData, Protrekkr,  — pretty much anything that can sequence midi!

Instructions, additional info and usb-midi driver at:

http://www.straytechnologies.com/resources/

Select an option below to include an NOS (New old stock) YM Chip, or you can optionally use a YM2149 or 40 pin AY-3-8910 from your unused or broken old computers or games.

FTDI/USB cable or breakout boards are not included, but are available from Modern devices, Mouser, or can be used from another project. They are also available  for an additional $20 if you don’t have one. Find them under “Parts and Extras” in the shop menu.

This is a complete kit with parts and PCB, ready for you to solder together and use. Any beginner with some soldering experience can build this kit in about an hour.

This is a pre-built usb-powered software-midi controlled mini synthesizer circuits. It uses a virtual midi driver to fully control a real YM2149 chip in stereo.

This is a completed and tested version of the YM_MINI Kit, and requires no building. Plug it in and go.

The chip is most well known for its use in the Apple II Mockingbird soundcards and Atari ST computers. The YM or the chip from which it was derived (GI’s AY-3-8910) also created the music and audio in the Intellivision, Vectrex, some MSX systems, Sinclair ZX and Spectrum home computers, and many arcade machines.

The synth can be played via a live controller like monome or Oxygen8, or any midi-capable software such as Logic-Pro, Energy-XT, FL_Studio, Reaktor, Reaper, Max/MSP, PureData, Renoise,  — pretty much anything that can sequence midi!

Instructions, additional info and usb-midi driver at:

http://www.straytechnologies.com/resources/

This pre-built version includes all parts, a YM chip, the FTDI / usb cable. Plug it in and play.

OUT OF STOCK on PCB’s for this kit

Please email me directly : “wil-at-straytechnologies.com” if you are interested in participating in the next pre-order slated for late December of this year (2011).

Bliptronic 5000-to-Monome Clone conversion kit:

This kit includes Everything you need to convert your ThinkGeek Bliptronic 5000 synthesizer to a fully working “Arduinome” style open-source Monome Clone controller.

Kit includes

PCB, FTDI (usb-to-serial) cable, programmed Atmega microcontroller, electronic parts, potentiometers, ribbon cable, connectors, and extensive instructions.(no Arduino needed!)

Tools needed:

Soldering iron, solder, screw driver, xacto-blade, and wire strippers (hot glue gun recommended).

2-3 hour building time for an intermediate kit builder.

ThinkGeek Bliptronic 5000 not included!

The full build instruction PDF, with High-res images and a getting-started with software document can be found here:

http://www.straytechnologies.com/resources/

The perfect hackable! A really bad clone of the original NES controller including the unusual NES plug. These are New in the box, and have an 80% chance of containing correctly spelled English words on the label.

Great way to avoid hacking dodgy old controllers when adding them to your laptop, Arduino, or other projects. Perfectly functioning –just not the “original.”

Wire color pinout included for Propeller, basic stamp  & Ardino hacking.

This breadboard is compatible with all of the Stray Technologies breadboard kit, and can be used as a platform to experiment with your own circuits without soldering.

830 terminals : 2 power rails

The Kit provides instructions and everything you need to build an Arduino-compatible microcontroller from the base components on a versatile breadboard.

This is a beginner electronics building kit, based on the Arduino microcontroller platform (www.arduino.cc). No soldering skill or knowledge of electronics is required. Instructions show you the foundations of electronics while moving you quickly toward a fully functional experimental platform.

for advanced users, this kit allows you to customize a slim version of the platform, using only the parts needed for your specific application.