[Elecraft] Re: 10/100 BaseT vs USB

[Mark J. Dulcey]

Mike Butts wrote:
> 
> If there was an inexpensive PIC with a built-in USB controller to keep all 
> the noisy PIC-USB interface stuff inside the chip, then *maybe* a "KUSB2" 
> could replace the KIO2 card and still be quiet.  I didn't see one in a quick
> google search. 

There are the PIC16C745 (28 pin) and 16C765 (40 pin). The smaller one is 
a bit over $3 in quantity. They only do low-speed USB (1.5 Mbps), but 
that should be plenty fast.

Microchip does have future plans for 18F series chips that do full-speed 
(12 Mbps) USB. They have not announced delivery dates.