Acorn I/O expantion

[mikes]

I know the Acorn does not presently have an I/O expansion option.

I am interested to know if the PLC code can be used to control any spare I/O pins on the Beaglebone Green? This would require being able to set the I/O pins mode (input/output, open collector, etc.). I know this would not be a mainstream use case, as additional hardware is needed, which would potentially require modify the Acorn, and void any warranty. However, assuming you had the desire and knowledge, is it possible?

[cnckeith]

we are investigating several Acorn I/O expansion options at the moment and plan on adding an I/O expansion option to Acorn in the future.

Goals
USB connectivity adds additional I/O and possible Analog In/Out
Low Cost
Good performance
Works with existing Acorn PLC program language

[frijoli]

we are investigating several Acorn I/O expansion options at the moment and plan on adding an I/O expansion option to Acorn in the future.

Goals
USB connectivity adds additional I/O and possibly Analog In/Out
Low Cost
Good performance
Works with existing Acorn PLC program language

This is really good news Keith!

[Commotion]

That does sound awesome. Not that I will probably need it anytime soon but still be good to have that capabilities.