On Sat, 20 May 2006 10:00:29 -0700, you wrote:

>They work GREAT, Denny. smaller chip than before, and NO
>clock is needed; in fact it can SUPPLY 6M/12M/24M your choice.
>The clock is sync'd to the USB Port clock, so is very precise.

..although a little jittery - you can still use an external clock/resonator if you want a more
stable clock, e.g. at the highest baudrates


>Finally, you can write descriptions into the device and WinXP will
>display them when the product powers up and enumerates!

This was also true of the previous ones

They are also doing a couple of neat solutions for people not wanting to integrate the chip - 
a very small pinned module, 

http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/MM232R.htm

and also a cable with the chip built into the plug

http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R.htm


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