I've thought about this kind of device for a while. Here is what
I think it should do:
* It should include a USB hub to it can appear as several devices
to the computer.
* One device should emulate a USB sound card. This emulation
will allow standard drivers to be used. (They are included in
OS/X, I don't know about Windows or Linux.)
* Another device should emulate a USB <--> RS232 converter. If
the interface uses the FTDI chipset, the same drivers will be
required as are required for the KUSB product.
I think this architecture will allow the interface to be used
with Widows, Linux, and Macintosh with no more driver problem
than exist now. All the software that people currently use, HRD,
FLDIGI, cocoaModem, etc. should also work.
It will eliminate one USB connection to my powered USB hub. :-)
Cheers - Bill, AE6JV
On 2/10/13 at 5:24 PM, w3...@embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:
Would you want to support a driver for all OS platforms on all versions in use
by the ham community?
I think not.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 2/10/2013 8:18 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
On 2/10/13 at 1:47 PM, wun...@wunderwood.org (Walter Underwood) wrote:
That D->A->D path just seems wrong.
Amen!
Bill, AE7JV
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