AVR-Chat

Tomek wrote:

> Hi all!
>
>   I'm just looking for some stand-alone USB controller to work with
> my AVR. I found SL811HS from Cypress and it seems pretty simple to
> wire-up but I found little information on configuring, protocols
> etc. Does anybody have some experience with this (some other) chip?
> How do I communicate with USB devices in windows? Are there some API
> functions? Any help appreciated!
>
> Thanx in advance
>
> Tomek


ftdi  chips, usb to rs232
http://www.ftdichip.com/
cheap easy to use
In windows / linux or mac just acts as a com port.

Alex