USB port in Arduino Mega ADK

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USB port in Arduino Mega ADK

Postby atmegalover » Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:10 pm

Hi,
Can I use USB port in Arduino Mega ADK to send data from the microcontroller to the computer?
Before this, I'm using Arduino Mega to send the data but it use serial com. I want USB as it can send the data faster compared to serial com.
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Re: USB port in Arduino Mega ADK

Postby sich » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:59 pm

Since Arduino Mega ADK is using the same ATmega2560 as on Arduino Mega, there's no USB module built-in the MCU itself. So you cannot communicate directly with the chip via USB, which I think is what you want to achieve. It uses other chips to establish the USB connection.

Arduino Mega ADK offers two ways to communicate via USB. One is through the ATmega8U2 and appears as virtual com port in computer. This is the same as using Arduino Mega's USB port to communicate with USB host (computer). Another way is through MAX3421E and appears as USB host. It allows communication with other USB devices.

Please refer to "Communication" in Arduino Mega ADK's official page.
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Re: USB port in Arduino Mega ADK

Postby atmegalover » Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:02 pm

Thank you for answering my doubt. :D
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