> In that case the new firmware will not be compatible at all. The new > hardware uses FTDI FT245R USB FIFO chip which has a parallel interface to > the micro. Host side USB drivers make it appear like a virtual serial port, > which is why all the serial port parameters can be ignored. > > Abdul > > > Hi Abdul, > > got it. Any chance you will make a GPIB-to-RS-232 version for us legacy guys > out there? > > thanks, > Said
Abdul, I very much second Said's request. There are plenty of applications where the Prologix box would be used in an embedded environment. USB is a very bad choice in this case since it is a highly asymmetric interface (there are a million USB devices but pretty much only a full-blown PC can be a USB host). Allowing serial (RS232 or SPI or I2C) in addition to USB is a big plus. I'm sorry to hear your new version can't be hacked to support this. Do you have any extra pins on your controller? Could it be extended to support a serial interface? You can talk to Said or me offline if you want; but you unnecessarily shrink your market if you drop a serial interface. /tvb _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts