[sdiy] USB Controller Chips

[John L Marshall]

The 12mbps will be discontinued soon enough. Faster USB is on it's way.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Jim Patchell <patchell at silcom.com>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: [sdiy] USB Controller Chips


>     Looks like I am going to be answering my own question :-)
> 
>     The SL811HS (Cypress) costs ~$10 (1-99), the USBN9603 (National)
> costs ~$4.00 and the PDIUSBD12 (Philips) costs about the same , ~$4.00.
> The SL811HS is a bit more sophisticated than the National/Philips part
> in that it supports 12mbps, although, 1.5mbps is nothing to sneeze at.
> 
>     It looks like it could make for an interesting project.  Trouble is
> all parts are only availiable in surface mount (bummer).
> 
>     Also, one part from Cypress (Scan Logic) and one from National that
> I looked at have been discontinued.  Heck, and they have only been out
> for a couple of years!
> 
>     -Jim
> 
>