Re: [avr-gcc-list] USB

[Dave N6NZ]

Joerg Wunsch wrote:
> "Shashank Chintalagiri" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of any chip that will let me interface with USB
> > devices from an ATmega, that is available in DIP packages?
<snip>
I've never seen one.

>  Many amateurs have been soldering things
> like FTDIs or PDIUSBs before in their TQFP or SO packages, so it's not
> that SMD would be a serious hurdle even for them.

I've done the FT232BM by hand soldering, and am designing an FT232RL 
board.  But if you want to avoid doing surface mount yourself, the 
easiest solution is to simply get one of the break-out-boards so that 
that the difficult soldering is done for you.

-dave