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Arduino printer emulation

I'm working on a project in which an arduino should emulate a thermal printer. I'm currently using an Arduino UNO R3 board with ATmega16U2 controller to handle the communication between USB and the ...
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BNC camera computer interface

I have some security cameras who's only interface is a BNC connector and I want to use them to do video processing. I want to find a simple way to interface a BNC camera with my computer so that I can ...
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How to work with FTDI V2DIP1-48?

Could someone please direct me how to interface with this chip? I am a total newbie in electronics, and after buying this chip, well, i have absolutely no idea how to connect it. The chip has an USB ...
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Accessories for Android devices with USB host

The Android Accessory SDK relies on the accessory having USB host. However, my understanding is that newer versions of Android (3.1, 2.4?) have USB host support in the kernel. And I know many ...
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using usb serial converter as VDIP? arduino

There are several documents about interfacing between Arduinos and USB flash drives. Do I have to use "VDIP1" only, or is it OK to use FTDI USB-to-serial converter? It seems both methods can use ...
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Datasheet doesn't include pinout info?

I am trying to connect arduino and usb lancard In the datasheet, there is USB transceiver interface, containing symbol, type, pin number, description (usb D+ or D- signal). However, the datasheet ...
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Recommend a Serial to USB cable/converter that works with modern OSes

I'm hacking on a board that has an RS232 interface (via a Max232 chip). My new computer doesn't have a serial port, which leaves me using USB. I actually have a Serial to USB cord already, but it ...
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Computer to Arduino Interface Options

I need to send 800 bytes of data from a computer to an arduino board every 20ms (approximately). I began with the serial library which works nicely but it is too slow even at its highest rate (115200 ...
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How to build a USB controller having knobs, sliders, and switches

How does one go about building an interface for a USB device that allows interfacing pots, linear/log tapers, and momentary/toggle switches to a computer? If someone could give me a high-level ...