USB to Serial conversion for breadboard Atmega

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Heya,

I have a Mintduino kit and didn't get the FTDI interface needed to program it. I know I can pick one up at radio shack or even use another Arduino to do this, but I've decided to do things the hard way. I obtained a 'memory stick datalogger' made by Parallax designed to be used with the BASIC stamp and other products. It's main use is for external data storage but can also be used just as a converter. I've connected the pins of the datalogger to the mint correctly, the LEDs turn on for both but get the 'port not found' (I believe) compiler error.

My questions:
Does anybody know if it is even possible to use this Parallax converter with Atmega328?
If so, what are the first steps I should take or where can I find the info to hook it up with? (I've downloaded the data sheets for the converter but don't completely understand them)

Thanx for any help with this

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So you want to use a 40 dollar module, not designed for a normal usb-to-serial communication.
While a 3 to 5 dollar module (Ebay) is specifically made for it.
I advise to use a USB-to-TTL-serial module with also a DTR pin. The Arduino uses the DTR pin to reset the Arduino board to be able to upload the sketch.
Without the DTR pin, you have to press the reset button every time you want to upload your sketch.