This is so I don’t have to mess with the existing USB for dev work. And fill this also allow me to power the board? (i.e when I’m not using the other line to do dev work)
There is a cheaper alternative, the Silicon Labs CP2102 witch has less features but should be enough to interface a FEZ with a PC. I ordered one off ebay for less than $6 shipped
Ref Mike: You have to login to see the component. Its a FTDI device RS232 to USB
Ref Loyd: Are you wanting to deploy the programs from Visual studio to the device, via the FTDI chip, to free up the mini USB? Cos I don’t think you can do that…
Thanks for the info, yes I’m trying to avoid having to replace the existing USB for deployment though I might reconsider.
As for the link not working I don’t know why their site does that sometimes, and note when you post hardware that I’m in the UK and it can be a pain/expensive to spec this cheap kit
The overall idea is to hook wifi/gps up to some software attached to a laptop via USB.
The original thought was to have all this self contained using an LCD, WiFly, GPS all connected to the Domino (somehow?) but I think it’ll be simpler if I just send this data constantly via serial when the device is connected to a computer and let it worry about everything else.