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MikeW
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Location: Warrington UK
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| new USB Host controller chip with SPI interface |
 Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:13 am |
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just checked the Dallas Maxim website, the MAX3421E is now on the
website.
http://www.maxim-ic.com/quick_view2.cfm/qv_pk/3639
looks the dogs bollocks ( an English expression denoting approval)
wish I could write the software for it, but I am just a hardware guy who plays with C
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Ttelmah
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:58 am |
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Nice. The pity is that it is Maxim, which often means appalling sourcing problems...
Best Wishes |
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kender
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
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Location: Silicon Valley
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| USB drivers |
| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:09 pm |
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| MikeW wrote: | | wish I could write the software for it |
PC-side drivers are the biggest issue with the USB interface chips. As far as I know only Microchip and FTDI provide them. Logically, there should be 3-rd party companies that sell drivers for the USB chips, but I haven't seen any of them. If they don't exist, it makes sence to start one... |
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MikeW
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:18 pm |
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| I think you have got the wrong end of the stick. This is a host controller, so the biggest issue is having a FAT compatible driver in the embedded design. |
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rwyoung
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Location: Lawrence, KS USA
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| Re: USB drivers |
| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 4:05 pm |
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| kender wrote: | | MikeW wrote: | | wish I could write the software for it |
PC-side drivers are the biggest issue with the USB interface chips. As far as I know only Microchip and FTDI provide them. Logically, there should be 3-rd party companies that sell drivers for the USB chips, but I haven't seen any of them. If they don't exist, it makes sence to start one... |
Jungo ([url]jungo.com[/url]) among others.
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asmallri
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Location: Perth, Australia
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:54 pm |
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| MikeW wrote: | | I think you have got the wrong end of the stick. This is a host controller, so the biggest issue is having a FAT compatible driver in the embedded design. |
It is both a peripheral and a host controller so it has both classes of challenges. It has no Virtual Comm port driver which is unfortunate, I was hoping to use this to replace the FTDI chip because of the high I/O cost associated with interfacing the FTDI chip but such is life.
Also this chip is not actually shipping yet
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