On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Peter wrote: > MCP2200 looks like a valiant contender to the FT232R series, both permit = GPIO > pin programming from the host which is interesting for a number of reason= s. The > price is also very interesting for MCP2200 imho. Unlike the FT232R the MC= P2200 > seems to provide GPIO access from Linux drivers too. > > Has anyone done something *other* than serial RS232 to USB conversion usi= ng > these chips? > It is said to be a preprogrammed PIC18F14K50 after all and it is no contend= er to FT232R at all, especially under Windows due to the driver support issues= .. I tend to think you may have better luck with this one. http://www.schmalzhaus.com/UBW/ http://www.schmalzhaus.com/UBW32/ --=20 Xiaofan --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .