I found this wonderful breakout board based on FT232. I wonder if I can use this board for connecting my arduino to a USB dongle for 3g/GPRS connection ?
From what I understand this board can be connected to the serial data pins of the arduino board. And if I connect the USB dongle to the FT232 board, I should be able to run AT commands from the arduino board.
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How exactly do you imagine connecting two USB devices to work?Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams2014年08月10日 09:35:59 +00:00Commented Aug 10, 2014 at 9:35
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Many don't realize that USB has distinct host and device roles; it's a common confusion, but yes, the answer is that it doesn't work.Chris Stratton– Chris Stratton2014年08月11日 16:17:58 +00:00Commented Aug 11, 2014 at 16:17
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Unfortunately, no, as the FT232 would have to act as a USB host device. A USB host shield might work if someone has written driver code to support 3G modems.