Re: interfacing USB flash disk

From: Sean W (seanwNOSPAM_at_vigoris.net)
Date: 03/25/04


Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:27:12 -0600

I'm finishing a project that uses the AT89C51SND1 chip. The dev kit comes
with source code, board, etc as an MP3 player that uses USB and Windows Mass
Storage Device Driver. It also comes with documenatation on how to hook it
to a CompactFlash card. I suggest this chip.

Sean

"Tim Mitchell" <timng@sabretechnology.co.uk> wrote in message
news:PgEKhQVANCYAFAJH@tega.co.uk...
> I am designing a microcontroller based device which needs to connect to
> PC, probably by USB, and also needs some removable storage.
>
> My first thought was to use compact flash for the storage because I've
> done that before & know how to use it. But then I wondered about using
> the USB flash disks you can get (the pen-type things built into a USB
> plug). I presume the problem with this would be (A) my device would have
> to be a USB host which adds a lot of complication and (B) getting the
> information on how to communicate with the flash disk. Has anyone tried
> to do this?
> --
> Tim Mitchell



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