kravnus wolf wrote:

> Serial port completely erased from the PC world? I personally hope not!
> When the day comes OUCH! Have to find out HOW to interface USB and the
> MCU together which makes it unnecessary complex. 
> 
> Anyway, I believe PC manufacturers do know that PC are being used in
> factory environments. A lot of factory interface uses RS-232.

Yes, but those few PCs can always use USB-to-serial adapters or PCI (or
whatever) cards. It doesn't make sense to add an interface that's only used
by a small fraction of the users to the standard equipment.

Gerhard

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