Jinx wrote: > Forgive my ignorance, and TBH the amount of material available > for the USB newbie is bewildering, but is it not possible to bit- > bang USB ? That's not to say I would do that if another option is > available, such as alternate memory, but it seems most protocols > have both hardware and software (ie bit-banging) solutions. Is > that not the case for USB ? Though difficult and possibly "out of specs", a guy (Angel from Spain) did develope a USB client in software, with a 16F627. And it seems to work pretty fine as a HID device. But, making a Host device in software seems to be much more complicated. (actually, in hardware too !) -- Ciao, Dario -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist