If you could give me a little more information on dealing with noise that'd be cool haha. I just did the simple log(10000)/log(2) and figured I'd get away with 14bit. The website that I had posted seems to specialize in easy-accessible outputs so I was hoping to be able to focus on the rest of the project more than just reading the scale.
"The base output from our digital load cells (iLoad Series and iLoad Pro Series) and interfaces (DI-100) is Serial TTL output (5V level digital output)."
That came from their website, seems to be what you're talking about. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. I'm an EE student but I'm only a sophomore so I'm pretty confused. Sounds like with serial output I can forget about both USB and analog altogether, which is awesome.
I want to avoid using a PC because I want this robot to be able to run independently when I'm not around and, in theory, continue to run after I leave the state.
For the curious reader (sdturner):
The purpose of the robot is to fill up unknown liquids to an exact amount (100mL,250mL, 500mL). The robot will be given a density input. Between that and the known mL that it needs to fill to, it can figure out how many grams the liquid should weigh at 100mL, etc. It will be instructing a servo attached to a spicket that will turn the spicket on and off while filling or once filled. Aside from that, it needs to be able to move a new bottle under the spicket, put the cap back on the filled bottle, and put the filled bottle into a storage area. I can talk to you about mechanics a little later on, I'm working hard to use as few moving parts as I can (as they are most likely to fail).