[dba-Tech] OT: Is anyone into controllers?

thank you , Stuart,
the microprocessor side is not that difficult.
The problem is, how to write/read the USB port from the PC side without 
needing to develop a driver or such.

Lembit

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" 
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Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] OT: Is anyone into controllers?


> On 26 Sep 2006 at 13:47, Lembit Soobik wrote:
>
>> I really wanted to add a feature to connect the PIC to the PC for some
>> up/download of data, but I found that it will be pretty complicated to 
>> write
>> the software on the PC which can talk to the USB port, and there are
>> software packages which allow to develop USB drivers, but they want 3500 
>> to
>> 4500 bucks for it, so that is no good. maybe RS232. will have to evaluate
>> that way.
>
> How about using a USB-Serial adapter.
> First hit on google is http://www.usbgear.com/USB-Serial.html
> Anything from $13 upwards.
>
>
>
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> Stuart
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