Anybody know how to do an easy, low-code, USB Host for a microcontroller? There are more & more devices that have gone from serial to USB control, but I don't want to lug a computer around to control or talk to something. Example, we have a couple of manned submersibles that dive to 3,000 feet, and have a digital camera system we can throw on the sub & go diving. When we're back on deck, we have to take a laptop out and plug it into the camera. What I'd like is PIC-based way to fool the camera into thinking it's talking to a PC & downloading the pix to a flash drive. This is something I could do for about $50 IF I had a $500 USB snooper to get the upfront handshaking back & forth into an array & spit it out to the camera. I've seen a few Palm PCs and the like that say they have a USB Host feature, but I'm not that skilled at Win Mobile programming. Any thoughts on this? I only need to build a couple of these. You can take a look at our subs at:
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17 years ago