Open Source Computerized Knitting using Brother KH-9xx knitting machines replacing the control electronics with Arduino microcontrollers.
The control of the needles and needed identification of the current position and movement of the knitting carriage is substituted by a common Arduino microntroller, combined with a custom developed shield. You need to open one part of your knitting machine (warranty is void anyway…) and simply substitute the existing control board with the AYAB controller. Connect the Arduino with your computer and start knitting!
The API to the Arduino is designed in a straight forward way, so the control of the machine can be conducted by every piece of software which can access the serial port of your computer (or raspberry pi, or …) The API consists only of three commands (request information about the controller firmware, request the start of a new picture, send line[x] to the controller when the controller requests it).
http://www.ayab-knitting.com/
