Anthony Wright wrote: > I'm looking to get hold of the simplest USB device possible. > > All I want the device to do is do the handshaking with the machine, > nothing more. I want to use the device as a physical configuration token > for some software I writing, so that the user can plug in or remove the > USB device to affect the software in a nice physical way, rather than > messing around with configuration settings. I'm considering finding the > cheapest USB device that I can, but it would be much nicer (and I hope > cheaper) to have a device designed for the purpose, particularly since > the cheapest USB device I've found so far was a keyboard! > > Does anybody know whether such a device exists (preferably in a range of > colors), alternatively does anybody know how I might go about get one > made and how much I should expect to pay? > > Thanks, > > Tony Wright. > I was looking for some time ago for something similar an found that:
http://www.silabs.com/tgwWebApp/public/web_content/products/Microcontrollers/en/USBToolStick.htm I think you're interested in: ToolStick Evaluation Kit ($10.99) <http://www.mouser.com/3plcart/cart.cfm?sid=63410000&pn=TOOLSTICK-EK&pd=ToolStick%20Evaluation%20Kit>, here is the data sheet: http://www.silabs.com/public/documents/tpub_doc/evbdsheet/Microcontrollers/en/ToolStick-EK.pdf Works perfectly under Linux and Windows and I don't think you'll find on the market a more suitable device, also if you ask really nice you can get them in different colors and if not you can anytime put a nice sticker on it. Not the most cheap thing in the world but clearly less bulky than a keyboard ;) I can truly recommend this for the folks that want to start tinkering with USB devices. Best regards, Mircea Ciocan P.S. Not affiliated in anyway with Silabs, just a happy customer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Linux-usb-users@lists.sourceforge.net To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-users
