I just got a brochure from maxim about theMax3421 usb host. This chip only costs $2.65 and has a SPI interface and can be configured as a host or as a peripheral. Has anyone used this?
If so, hypothetically, how would one handle data coming in at high speed from a USB peripheral device - does it go to the microcontroller at high speed via SPI then the micro has to do something with the data, and if there was a lot of data could a picaxe handle it - eg by streaming out out again at high speed via SPI to a ram chip?
Or am I misunderstanding all this? Advice from our resident experts would be much appreciated!
If so, hypothetically, how would one handle data coming in at high speed from a USB peripheral device - does it go to the microcontroller at high speed via SPI then the micro has to do something with the data, and if there was a lot of data could a picaxe handle it - eg by streaming out out again at high speed via SPI to a ram chip?
Or am I misunderstanding all this? Advice from our resident experts would be much appreciated!