USB Bulk Transfers between a PC and a PIC Microcontroller for Embedded Applications

Author

Posada-Gomez, Ruben ; Enriquez-Rodriguez, Jose Jorge ; Alor-Hernandez, Giner ; Martinez-Sibaja, Albino

Author_Institution

Div. of Res. & Postgrad. Studies Orizaba, Inst. Tecnol. de Orizaba, Veracruz

fYear

2008

fDate

Sept. 30 2008-Oct. 3 2008

Firstpage

559

Lastpage

564

Abstract

The universal serial bus (USB) has become the most popular communication interface among personal computers and embedded devices because of its ease of use, low cost, data bandwidth and availability in most computing systems. Microchippsilas PIC 18Fx550 microcontroller has an embedded USB controller that allows rapid development of USB enabled devices. This paper presents a system for bidirectional communication between a personal computer and an embedded device using a PIC 18F2550 microcontroller in USB bulk transfer mode. A comparison between three different drivers for host application was done to determine the advantages of each one. Finally, a case of study for a remote home lighting control system is presented.

Keywords

computer interfaces; computer peripheral equipment; microcontrollers; PIC 18F2550 microcontroller; USB bulk transfers; USB controller; embedded devices; personal computer; remote home lighting control system; universal serial bus; Application software; Bandwidth; Bidirectional control; Communication system control; Computer interfaces; Costs; Embedded computing; Microcomputers; Microcontrollers; Universal Serial Bus; Embedded applications; USB bulk transfers; home automation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference, 2008. CERMA '08

Conference_Location

Morelos

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3320-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CERMA.2008.21

Filename

4641131