> Additionally I figured out why my setup did not work without the HW > reset, I had missed a pull resistor in the schematic that held the IC in > reset. Having a reset controlled by software is a pretty common design. Something needs to ensure the device is out of reset. It could be the bootloader, but i don't particularly like that, hiding away critical things where they are hard to see. So i think having it in the Linux driver is better. There is an open question of does the driver need to actually reset the device, or is it sufficient to ensure it is out of reset? The wording of the standard suggests a hardware reset cycle is probably not required, but why did Microchip provide a reset pin? Andrew
