[Elecraft] Elecraft USB interface.

[Bill Frantz]

I've thought about this kind of device for a while. Here is what 
I think it should do:

* It should include a USB hub to it can appear as several devices
   to the computer.

* One device should emulate a USB sound card. This emulation
   will allow standard drivers to be used. (They are included in
   OS/X, I don't know about Windows or Linux.)

* Another device should emulate a USB <--> RS232 converter. If
   the interface uses the FTDI chipset, the same drivers will be
   required as are required for the KUSB product.

I think this architecture will allow the interface to be used 
with Widows, Linux, and Macintosh with no more driver problem 
than exist now. All the software that people currently use, HRD, 
FLDIGI, cocoaModem, etc. should also work.

It will eliminate one USB connection to my powered USB hub. :-)

Cheers - Bill, AE6JV

On 2/10/13 at 5:24 PM, w3fpr at embarqmail.com (Don Wilhelm) wrote:

>Would you want to support a driver for all OS platforms on all versions in use by the ham community?
>I think not.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>On 2/10/2013 8:18 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>>On 2/10/13 at 1:47 PM, wunder at wunderwood.org (Walter Underwood) wrote:
>>
>>>That D->A->D path just seems  wrong.
>>Amen!
>>
>>Bill, AE7JV
>>
>>
>
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