William "Chops" Westfield wrote: >> MCP2200 looks like a valiant contender to the FT232R series > > I was disappointed that it needs an external crystal. There went the > size and cost savings (over ftdi) I was hoping to achieve. We originally designed it into OBDLink SX, in our quantities it was=20 cheaper -- even with the crystal. However, after playing with the=20 prototypes, we switched back to FTDI. If Microchip is serious about=20 competing with FTDI, they need to improve their USB drivers. Vitaliy=20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .