On Monday 17 March 2003 06:15 am, Marco Trapanese wrote:
> Hi to all!
>
> I need to communicate between a PC and a circuit which has on-board
> a microcontroller. I have to transfer several Kbytes of data (if I
> could do it in full-duplex, it will be fantastic!). I wouldn't like
> use uC with built-in USB features (such PIC16C745/765) because - if
> I'm right - I need to manage USB protocol. Instead I would like
> transmit and receive data like RS232, without complex routines.
>
> Could you suggest me a USB chip that allows USB data transfer
> between a microcontroller (PIC, AVR... it's all the same!) and a PC
> ? and also a software driver to manage easily the communication
> with VB or C++ ?

Yes, I'd suggest the FTDI chip (www.ftdichip.com). It's sold by
www.saelig.com in the USA. If you want, there's DLP design's little
boards with the FTDI chip, connector, and associated circuitry, all
on a 24-pin DIP layout.

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