ezmez schrieb:
I read in one of your replies that linux only supports the 3410 with the
default VID/PID.
yes. but i think the bug is found.
i used the chip with the default ID and it worked flawless (unlike
others... FTDI is fine too)
When I make my board for the USB to serial bridge should I
include a blank EEPROM or should I leave the EEPROM disconnected?
both is OK. only when you want to reprogram an alredy used EEPROM, you
need a way to disconnect during startup
Also could you clafiry weather I need to program the TUSB3410 before use? Or
can I just build a board around them and connect it to a linux system and
have myself a USB to Serial bridge???
Yes. no programming is needed, it works with the default ID without
EEPROM (or an empty one). the driver downloads the code when the adapter
is plugged in (reuqires that you have set up hotplug)
as alternative you can also download the firmware to the EEPROM, which
you can do in curcuit (at least with the Windows tools). i never tried
this variant myself.
what do I need to do in linux from a software/ driver perspective to use the
TUSB and send serial out?
while the driver is included in the kernel it seems that the hotplug
scripts are not installed by default (at least not on my distro) there
is a separate driver download (http://gate.brimson.com/downloads/) which
includes the hotplug script ("make install").
chris
