> > [FTDI serial cable assembly stuff..] > > > > > > But it costs double a cheap prolific adapter? > > D > > Sure, but it's not just a RS232 - USB adaptor. It's a USB to TTL level serial with a cable and connectors. In application if I were to use a "normal" USB-RS232 adaptor I have to add level conversion and a DB9 connector on my board then plug several cables together. This is certainly simpler, though at $20 it's about the same, maybe a little more. PLUS (again), it doesn't seem to have the "snake-digesting-a-pig" bulge in the middle that most prolific cables do. That alone is pretty cool- I'm designing a USB->project connection right now that was probably going to require a "pig-in-snake" cable for USB->isolated serial, but I can now have the proprietary end put on this and put the isolation on my target. No more pig! Gets a rousing thumbs up from me! Mike H. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist