7201 (was Re: Z8530 (was Re: Navtel 9460 ProtocolAnalyzer info?))

[Randy McLaughlin]

From: "woodelf" <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 11:06 AM
> Allison wrote:
>
>>I'll remember that one.  Though compared to serial chips many disk 
>>controllers and their associated stuff that wraps around them 
>>programtically are pretty horrid too.
>>
>>
> Has anybody made a easy to use serial chip, all seem to be lacking some 
> feature?
> The only way I like to program is I/O is  'hardware" setup ... Dip 
> switches and hard reset
> lines. :)
>
>>Allison


The only serial chips that I am aware of that do not require any programming 
are old style dumb UARTs like the 6402 sold by Jameco.

They have no fifo buffering, they are simple to use devices.


Randy
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