>> Sorry, by USB device, I meant a device that is powered/activated by a >> bunch of wires that I want to control using a computer and since I >> had a spare USB jack lying around, I used that instead. But so far I >> haven't tried it, nor will try it if it wont work properly. Yes, it >> is not a proper USB device, because I didnt build it to specifically >> interface with the USB port; but I had to start somewhere. Also, the >> device requires more power than the standard parallel port can give. >> Anyway, it looks like the easiest solution for my case is a >> microcontroller > > In which case the Arduino may be a good place to start. The recent > duemilanove boards use USB to communicate with the host, and so the > USB port should be available to the microcontroller. We areg etting > some way away from Python now, of course ...
I second that. Arduino to microcontrolers, is what Linux was to kernels back in the 90ties (now it's mainstream), or maybe what python is/was to Java. -- дамјан ( http://softver.org.mk/damjan/ ) () ASCII Ribbon Campaign /\ Keep it simple! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
