Hey there,
If you're going to be interfacing the control panel to a pc, you need to convert the button presses into signals the pc can understand.
There's a heap of ways to do this, from hacking a keyboard (not as hard as it sounds) or a gamepad/joystick (even easier), to buying a special "keyboard encoder" designed specifically for the purpose.
There are pros and cons of each, with the biggest "pro" of hacking a keyboard or gamepad being extreme cheapness!
Best place to start is to look over to your left and click on "interfaces".
My advice, if you have the patience but little in the way of funding, is to read the keyboard hack guides carefully and give this a go.
the IPAC from Andy
www.ultimarc.com is ace if you can afford it though!
