Why use rs232 emulation at all? Emulation = not necessarily a good thing
When you plug in a high speed USB disk you wouldn't expect the data to be handled via rs232 emulation would you? When you plug in a Ethernet device you wouldn't expect the data to be handled via rs232 emulation would you? Why use emulation at all? I know, I know, HRD.... A "telnet" interface on the Elecraft side via Ethernet, all native, would require no drivers on the pc side. A native USB interface could be done the same way. Both would require a supporting application and/or library on the pc side, but would work well and be very high performance and stability. Both would require firmware support on the Elecraft side......as does the existing rs232 methodology. But the result ... No drivers to load, no silly configuration, no conflicts with other serial devices, no baud rates to set. Let's face it, 232 emulation over USB is "messy" and it's a remnant of the past. Just the fact that all of us have been exposed to so much trouble is a bad indicator. My bet is the chipset isn't the problem it's the interface on the pc side. I think that lack of standards in this niche have resulted in a lot of sloppy code that "sort of works" but does not tolerate change. i.e. using a diff USB port. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
