On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 9:09 AM, M.L. wrote: >> I'll admit I'm not a USB guru but since it has configurable VID/PID, >> couldn't you write your own driver if you were serious about using it >> for one reason or another? >> > > Yes you can. But how many in PIClist have written a USB kernel > driver for Windows? I know Olin is one of them. > > Even Microchip hires outside consultant to write the MCHPUSB > kernel driver. It is a highly specialized field where not many > people in the world can really claimed to be an expert. Another is to use Linux. ;-) Linux has a nice CDC-ACM driver. You can also use libusb for the HID interface. So maybe it is a good chip for Linux users. ;-) I think Mac OS X also have good support for CDC-ACM but I do not have a Mac. -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist