Re: [NTLK] Hi again

From: Victor Rehorst (victor_at_newtontalk.net)
Date: Wed Jan 29 2003 - 07:09:54 PST


Quoting Helvécio Mafra <helvecio.mafra_at_newted.org>:

> I have no knowledge about hardware development at all, but this answer=20=
>
> made me think: Isn't it possible to make an add-on board like SER-001=20
> that instead of a miniDIN-8 connector has an USB connector?

Well, I mean, if you could smoosh the hardware of a USB to Serial adaptor
small enough to fit on a board the size of the SER-001's, then yeah, I guess
so. Problem is I don't think you could get a one-chip solution for this in
small quantities.

Here's a link to a datasheet for such a chip though:
http://home.xecom.com/insider/IC_Plus/TP561-DS-R001-000817.pdf
This is about 1cm x 0.7cm.

and another one:
http://www.ftdichip.com/Documents/ds232b11.pdf
This one is aboue 0.9cm x 0.9cm (to the tips of the pins).

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