That's fantastic timing Russell. That'll save my project a heap of
space and cost. (I need host mode USB to trigger a camera)

Cheers,
Zik

On 9/28/06, Russell McMahon <rusl@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> HOST mode USB !!!!
> SPI !
>
> _______________________
>
> Ken Mardle says:
>
> Russell,
>
> Maxim's new MAX3421E device is a full-speed (12Mb/s) SPI-to-USB bridge
> device which can be configured to operate in either USB-host or
> USB-slave
> modes.
>
> In slave mode it is compatible with their erlier slave-only MAX3420E.
>
> It also includes 8 general-purpose inputs and 8 general-purpose
> outputs
> (presumably accessed via the SPI interface).
>
> Package is 32-pin TQFN or 32-pin TQFP.
>
> Priced at US$3.47 in 1k quantity.
>
> For the price you would generally be better of with a micro having a
> USB
> interface on-board but if you needed to add USB to an existing product
> this
> might be a good solution (and possibly your only solution if you
> wanted to
> use host mode).
>
> Regards,
>
> Ken Mardle
>
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