gHeTTo cHiLd
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When I heard about the gp2x and saw the usb port I thought here it is finally an affordable mini-pc like the soekris boards but then with a screen and tv-out, super! Problem is most of my plans vanished once I realised it's only usb slave. (Hold on I'm still not giving up and rooting there is a solution to this).
All they had to do is provide usb-master and this would’ve been ideal. Many applications : run hylafax on it with a usb->rs232 cable and external fax modem (receive faxes and mail them). Hook up a webcam and use it as alarm. Attach usb-wifi and use it for posting ip or waking up other pc’s at home via wake-on lan when necessary.
Finally : use it for robotics projects with http://linuxk8055.free.fr/ etc. So many neat projects I could have invented, all vanish now because there is no usb host port . People often answer to this -> use a laptop. But no, this device uses less power, makes no noise (no fans) and is much better suited for robotics projects. Combined with the multimedia and tv-out capabalities this would have been a sweat deal .Problem with other handhelds such as Amida pda for me seems the fear of a too small community behind it …
Ok so what about USB on the go devices like these :
http://www.cooldrives.com/usb-on-the-go-en...re-usb-otg.html
This drive has 'host'+'slave' capabilities on its own. Since it is able to request directory information to the 'slave' device and retreive files afterwards from 'slave'. There is a 2 way communication possible. So in sence in would be possible to use this drive with the gp2x. The big question is will attaching this drive + a usb-hub allow us to use other slave usb-devices? This last one might be a bit mutch but at least the hd usb-OTG solution should be able to work in the future after some hacking.
The other possibility is using the usb-1.1 capabilities of the chip (why o why didn't they include a connection for that or even put a place on the printboard to solder our own connector to it???). Anyone have clues to hard it will be to solder a usb-female to the correct pins to use this usb 1.1 host?
What are other peoples thoughts on this?
All they had to do is provide usb-master and this would’ve been ideal. Many applications : run hylafax on it with a usb->rs232 cable and external fax modem (receive faxes and mail them). Hook up a webcam and use it as alarm. Attach usb-wifi and use it for posting ip or waking up other pc’s at home via wake-on lan when necessary.
Finally : use it for robotics projects with http://linuxk8055.free.fr/ etc. So many neat projects I could have invented, all vanish now because there is no usb host port . People often answer to this -> use a laptop. But no, this device uses less power, makes no noise (no fans) and is much better suited for robotics projects. Combined with the multimedia and tv-out capabalities this would have been a sweat deal .Problem with other handhelds such as Amida pda for me seems the fear of a too small community behind it …
Ok so what about USB on the go devices like these :
http://www.cooldrives.com/usb-on-the-go-en...re-usb-otg.html
This drive has 'host'+'slave' capabilities on its own. Since it is able to request directory information to the 'slave' device and retreive files afterwards from 'slave'. There is a 2 way communication possible. So in sence in would be possible to use this drive with the gp2x. The big question is will attaching this drive + a usb-hub allow us to use other slave usb-devices? This last one might be a bit mutch but at least the hd usb-OTG solution should be able to work in the future after some hacking.
The other possibility is using the usb-1.1 capabilities of the chip (why o why didn't they include a connection for that or even put a place on the printboard to solder our own connector to it???). Anyone have clues to hard it will be to solder a usb-female to the correct pins to use this usb 1.1 host?
What are other peoples thoughts on this?