Re: [avrdude-dev] slow communication with usb2serial dongle

[Galen Seitz]

Marcus Obst <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I tried to setup a simple serial communication (ponyser) with an atmega32.
> Since my laptop has no native serial interface I used an usb2serial
> converter (well supported by Linux!).
> 
> It worked but it is really really slow... so I should better say it does
> NOT work!
> 
> From the docs I read that there are some issues about usb-to-serial
> converting, am I right?
> 
> Is there any soltution?  What is about PCMCIA extension cards will they
> do a better job?

Beware of poorly designed USB-RS232 converters.  I purchased one that I
later found out has a maximum throughput of 3 kbps.

galen