gnupic: FTDI chips (was: DIY USB programmer ?)
Subject:
FTDI chips (was: DIY USB programmer ?)
From:
Laurence Withers ####@####.####
Date:
5 Jan 2005 23:30:35 +0000
Message-Id: <200501052330.24516.lwithers@users.sf.net>
On Wednesday 05 January 2005 20:51, Byron A Jeff wrote:
> BTW the FTDI parts fail all of the above as a complete module using
> the chip isn't easily available and is expensive.
Just a quick note (and not addressing any of the issues raised in the
post), the FTDI chips can be bought in the UK from Alpha Micro
Components ( http://www.alphamicro.net/ ) for a little under UKP5. This
actually makes them cheaper than an RS232 level converter (MAX232 or
what have you). If you can drive down to Basingstoke, you can also save
on the delivery.
I've used the chips successfully in a few PIC projects and I'm very
happy with them. They work just fine under Linux and you can also get
udev to associate each device with a special name. And as far as the
PIC is concerned, it's just talking a standard serial protocol.
Bye for now,
--
Laurence Withers, ####@####.#### ####@####.####
http://www.personal.rdg.ac.uk/~sis04lw/
