Herbert Graf wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 13:21 +1000, Zik Saleeba wrote:
>   
>> I'm looking at using an 18f2550 to interface to a Canon Powershot
>> camera. I was looking into the USB specs in the 18f2550 data sheet and
>> it wasn't clear to me if it supports USB host mode or if it's only
>> good for USB client mode. Since I'm connecting to the camera's USB
>> client I need host mode at the microcontroller end. The data sheet
>> only seems to mention "connecting to a host" which doesn't sound
>> promising. Does anyone know?
>>     
>
> The PICs that support USB only support it as an end point. There is zero
> support for host mode.
>
> TTYL
>
>   
There are very few choices. Cypress has a couple of host mode chips. But 
there is a lot of
grief associated with host mode, such as enumeration, ram space, etc 
etc. Phillips might have something
by now.

Microchip (correctly) sees little advantage in pursuing such a lofty 
goal. I agree.

--Bob 
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