I don't know of any such product, but you can search http://www.mp3ar.com/ for some information on interfacing directly to a CD/DVD drive. -Adam Rob Robson wrote: >Can anyone suggest a straightforward IDE controller IC that will interface >nicely to a 16F877? A legacy project now needs to control a standard 5 1/4" >CD/DVD drive, and I'd like to hear about any success/horror stories before >beginning what would otherwise be a blind search. > >TIA, >RR > >-- >http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: >[PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads > > >. > > > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads