USB...is it the end of interfacing with a homemade devices

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Jmac

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Jmac 09 Apr 2010, 03:25

Hi all..

Just looking at the interfacing of a laptop with external projects using the Lpt1 or serial ports...

Luckily I have one older laptop with both these ports and a newer one with just the Lpt1 port......

But these days are coming to an end quickly it seems...

I have yet to see much programming of USB ports and how to get the external devices to be recognized by the computer.....there are kits I have seen.....but there must be some simpler method.....maybe ..I don't know.

09 Apr 2010, 03:25

shoorick

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shoorick 09 Apr 2010, 05:32

the simpliest solution i see is usage of MCU with USB interface, programmed to set or report port bits receiving commands from PC. or similar through RS232 - most of cellular phone cables are USB<->RS323 converters. (just theoreticaly - luckily my PC-s still have my favorite LPT)

09 Apr 2010, 05:32

revolution
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revolution 09 Apr 2010, 06:02

I use these in all my boards.

09 Apr 2010, 06:02

Jmac

Joined: 23 Nov 2009
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Jmac 10 Apr 2010, 10:57

Hi all...

I have not yet taken a look at that site Revolution.

I have found a supplier of PIC that have a USB interface and also a USB experimenters interface kit...

The kit costing around $70 and the PIC's around $50......this is before building the device needed....getting costly for something that may have only been that cost using common components and a direct computer connection...

This is probably a silly question as I have not looked into it...but how hard could it be to provide the code on a project to allow USB connection...From what I have seen they look like 20 character long ID's.......

A port can't be fooled into thinking it is seeing something connected using the specific Id from within the program ??

10 Apr 2010, 10:57

garystampa

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garystampa 02 Jun 2011, 18:37

Won't a USB to Serial Port converter handle this problem? They cost about $10 USD.

02 Jun 2011, 18:37

bitshifter

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bitshifter 02 Jun 2011, 19:46

OMG your PC has USB Shocked

Some day i waill have USB to then Smile

(I just got new x80286 yesterday, woohoo)

02 Jun 2011, 19:46

Enko

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Enko 02 Jun 2011, 21:50

shoorick wrote:

the simpliest solution i see is usage of MCU with USB interface, programmed to set or report port bits receiving commands from PC. or similar through RS232 - most of cellular phone cables are USB<->RS323 converters. (just theoreticaly - luckily my PC-s still have my favorite LPT)

only the old cable for celulars used this interface.
Some of them come with ArkMicroUsbToSerial interface and other with Prolific Usb To Serial. I guess both rs232

Nokia: ca42 (6101-6103), dku-5 (3220) ca42 and dku-5 are preaty much the same.

LG: 4015, MG185, MG220, MG200 come with this interface too.

Samsung: x486, x636, x156, c506

Motorola: Never... all are Mini or Micro Usb Cables.

02 Jun 2011, 21:50

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