18 Dec
2008
18 Dec
'08
4:23 a.m.
Tony Duell wrote:
For suitable values of 'small'. It's a lot
harder to send/.recive data on
a USB port (both in terms of hardware and software) than to use any of
the 'classic interfaces' like RS232, Centronics, GPIO, HPIB, etc.
Amen to that. From a hobbyist interfacing standpoint, there is quite a
bit of HW nwoledge needed to handle USB devices, ignoring the
programming aspects.
Consistency demands that I not reject USB, but I do hope none of the
older interface standards die out, because many of them are easier to
understand from the beginner's perspective.