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#182363 - DIP? Unlikely.
Responding to: ???'s previous message
It is highly unlikely that you will find a USB MCU in a DIP package. There are a number of reasons for this as follows:

1) The world has moved beyond DIP packages.
2) DIP packages have limited pin counts in practical sizes and many parts now have many more pins.
3) Devices have transitioned away from 5V operation and lower voltage parts require the better power feed through the lead frame offered by smaller packages.
4) USB uses differential pair signalling and many times operates at a higher frequency. DIP packages are less than ideal for these characteristics.

You may be able to locate a suitable USB microcontroller that can be soldered to a DIP prototyping adapter. This does have the disadvantages of being fairly expensive and carries with it all the issues of DIP packages.

I have to guess that your desire for a DIP package is geared toward ease of prototyping. I have to suggest that you will be way better off purchasing a modular type solution that has the USB microcontroller mounted onto a small board along with its USB connector. Many vendors, such as SiLabs offer Evaluation boards that provide this type of functionality. (http://www.silabs.com/products/...40DK.aspx). Other vendors offer devices mounted on modules called breakout boards that are easy to adapt into prototypes. One vendor of breakout modules is SparkFun but their USB modules are generally not 8051 based parts. (http://www.sparkfun.com/products/762).

Michael Karas


List of 32 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
8051 based USB Controller            01/01/70 00:00      
   What? Why?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Actual task            01/01/70 00:00      
         Use one of these            01/01/70 00:00      
   What type of "USB Communication", exactly?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Details            01/01/70 00:00      
         USB Based 8051            01/01/70 00:00      
            Not recommended for new designs            01/01/70 00:00      
   DIP? Unlikely.            01/01/70 00:00      
      What's the solution then            01/01/70 00:00      
         You'll Have to Decide.            01/01/70 00:00      
         switch from the DIP package            01/01/70 00:00      
         SILabs            01/01/70 00:00      
            There are DIP USB devices in MCP 18F series            01/01/70 00:00      
               MCP???            01/01/70 00:00      
                  He's talking about PICs...            01/01/70 00:00      
                     USB dongle            01/01/70 00:00      
   A nice solution            01/01/70 00:00      
      USB Dongle Selection            01/01/70 00:00      
         Wont it require any Converter too            01/01/70 00:00      
            Did you actually bother to study the details at all?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Why Bother ??            01/01/70 00:00      
      Not necessarily so nice            01/01/70 00:00      
         Use UART            01/01/70 00:00      
         There's one important "gotcha" ...            01/01/70 00:00      
      What about the data rate?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Data rate            01/01/70 00:00      
            Can you proceed without knowing the reqirements?            01/01/70 00:00      
               latency            01/01/70 00:00      
               I doubt we ever will            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Trying this solution            01/01/70 00:00      
                     USB MCU DIP Package            01/01/70 00:00      

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