AVR + USB Memory stick

Dec 26, 2005 10 Replies

I want to build an small data logger based around ATMEL's 8535 (or one of the AVR Mega). I need to log around 300MBytes of data. USB memory sticks are cost effective storage mediums. Is there a simple way to interface a USB memory stick with an ATMEL microcotroller?



Ray


Use a SD/MMC card ,much easier than compactflash

Just set the AVR for SPI , and connect the SD/MMC via a cpl of voltagedividers.

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Carsten

This chip will do it - does all the FAT stuff from a simple serial interface., as well as allowing access to USB mice, keyboards, printers etc.

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as well as allowing

"USBWiz".. it's a preprogrammed LPC2114 ARM chip used with an ISP1160?

There's something a bit sad about using a double-digit MHz 128K 32-bit processor to interface an 8-bit micro with a USB flash drive, but I bet that could be pretty useful in some circumstances.

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interface., as well as allowing

And for 40 pounds (60 USD), you can almost get a complete 32bit board with USB and many other stuffs.

as well as allowing

At 40 British pounds not exactly cheap.

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The advantage of the USB memory stick is that many people have one and they are easy to connect to just about any PC. The SD/MMC is easier to connect to the AVR but will require a memory reader on most PCs.

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There is someone which has a ready application for SD connection and sells the source code etc. for about $130 I think they use a mega128.

A part with external bus might be good if you want to use Compactflash.

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Although the readers are so cheap that it may be viable to ship one with the product.

Have a look at this one for the AVR (It's free)

Maybe use BabelFish

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Carsten

Oops (the previous wwas ReadOnly

This should be RW

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Read a little furtheron page for sd/mmc

Carsten

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