Sample SPI code: http://code.google.com/p/cywusb/source
Parallel port example: http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/specan/
Scan for 50uS RSSI (32 levels) for 83 channels
Further microcontroller example:
http://www.circuitcellar.com/library/print/0406/Armitage%2D189/
[todo: test and make use of serial library]