USB to PICAXE for communications (not programming)

[Chris DeHut]

Hi all,

I believe the pending .net product will do this, but I am wondering if there someone has a circuit for using USB to communicate with PICAXEs?

To clarify, this isn't for programming the chip, but rather in-application communications.

THanks again!

Chris

[andypro]

I'd check out sparkfun electronics ( I think the website is sparkfun.com but not entirely sure). Look for thier USB breakout board. I've used it, and it's darn simple to incorporate into a project, and nice and small to stuff into encolsures and such.

--Andy P

[hippy]

PICAXE.Net is ethernet rather than USB. Frankeltham recently posted a link to some interesting, and cheap, USB to Serial devices ...

http://www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/MM232R.htm

You could probably take a normal Rev-Ed USB to Serial adapter and hack that.

[Chris DeHut]

Thanks guys, both solutions look like the answer I needed!

Chris