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Re: USB Host and Slave
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lugnet.robotics
Date: 
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:51:34 GMT
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u220lr <u220lr@aol.IHATESPAMcom>
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Mike Walters <mgwalters <at> [stopspam]> writes:


In lugnet.robotics, dan miller <danbmil99 <at> yahoo.com> wrote:
look up "USB on the go", it's basically what you describe -- a minimal host
for peripheral-to-periperal connections.


I don't know that it will really do what people are wanting (interface the • NXT
to a USB camera or USB FLASH dongle), but there *IS* a way to convert a USB
device (the NXT, for instance) into a USB on-the-go (OTG) Host!

Philips announced a bridge chip for accomplishing this very task a while • back:

http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_953.html

Here is a pdf app note that explains things (including the protocol) in more
detail:


http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/acrobat_download/applicationnotes/AN10034
_2.pdf

What's a little strange, though, is that I can't find any recent datasheet on
the part.  It could be that I'm looking in the wrong place or it could be • that
Phillips didn't follow up on producing the part.

But, it may not be necessary to build a usb-to-usb dongle from scratch, • because
there are at least three already on the market:

http://www.usbgear.com/USBG-OTG1.html

http://tekgems.com/Products/et-16406-net-otg-103.htm?frg

http://www.delkin.com/delkin_products_usb_bridge.html

What's notable, however, is that all the devices state clearly that they are
intended to interface two mass storage devices.  The Philips chip showed an
example more like what we're talking about here: using a PDA (or the NXT) to
access data on another USB device.  Even if a person could figure out a way • to
do that, it might be quite slow because there are several operations • necessary
just to retrieve one piece of data from the other device.

Oh well, lots of food for thought.

Mike



Mike

Try searching for ISP1362 and ISP1761 on the Philips site. I beleive the
ISP1261 is no longer available. I was able to find data on the other two
chips. Using these would provide master capability without using alot of
the NXTs resources. Using a USB link for control, within a machine, and
the Bluetooth link for remote communications seems alot better than using
Bluetooth for everything. The best solution is for Lego to provide both
master and slave USB capability.

Jim



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(...) I don't know that it will really do what people are wanting (interface the NXT to a USB camera or USB FLASH dongle), but there *IS* a way to convert a USB device (the NXT, for instance) into a USB on-the-go (OTG) Host! Philips announced a (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jan-06, to lugnet.robotics)

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