Hi
I was curious if ST supports people making new designs with their microcontrollers by letting them use ST's PIDs for USB communication, until the people can afford their own VIDs
It is important for enthusiasts to overcome the barriers getting into the industry of making devices commercially.
Now that usb.org has threatened online stores who sell their PIDs with a lawsuit, there appears to be no other way but to shell out the $2K up front to usb.org for a VID.
I know Microchip lets people use their PIDs for designs that use their chips (perhaps other companies). I think it would be great if ST follows this practice too, encouraging startups to use ST's chips for their designs.
below is the link to microchip's free PID request form with all the rules and such - sounds very reasonable
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/group … 025058.pdf
and here is a link to similar program from FTDI
http://www.ftdichip.com/FTDrivers.htm
Thanks
