> = > On Feb 3, 2010, at 9:34 AM, Mark E. Skeels wrote: > = > > > > http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=3D748-= 1000-ND > = > Are "wireless USB" transceivers useful for general purpose radio comm? > = > BillW > = >From what I can see in the data sheet, the only thing that is related to US= B is = its ability to automatically append each package with a CRC16 that uses the = "USB CRC polynomial" and also verify the received packages against this CRC. Communication with the chip is done through a standard SPI interface. However, the manufacturer also makes a wireless USB dongle - which is supposed to directly communicate with the "wireless USB" transceiv= er = (and apparently also contains one). To me, the name "wireless USB" transceiver is quite missleading and if I wo= uld = have done a google search for a generic RF transceiver I don't think I woul= d = have followed a link that contains the name "wireless USB". /Ruben =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Ruben J=F6nsson AB Liros Electronic Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden TEL INT +46 40142078 FAX INT +46 40947388 ruben@pp.sbbs.se =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist