libusb Developers Guide

libusb Developers Guide

Johannes Erdfelt

Table of Contents

Preface

I. Introduction

1. Overview

2. Current OS support

II. API

3. Devices and interfaces

II. Device operations

III. Control Transfers

IV. Bulk Transfers

V. Interrupt Transfers

VI. Non Portable

IV. Examples

8. Basic Examples

9. Examples in the source distribution

10. Other Applications

List of Tables

Preface

This document's purpose is to explain the API for libusb and how to use it to make a

USB aware application

Any suggestions, corrections and comments regarding this document can be sent to

the author: Johannes Erdfelt or the libusb developers mailing list.

I. Introduction

Table of Contents

1. Overview

2. Current OS support

Chapter 1. Overview

This documentation will give an overview of how the v0.1 libusb API works and

relates to USB. Work is rapidly progressing on a newer version of libusb, to be v1.0,

which will be a redesigned API and is intended to obsolete v0.1. You may want to

check the libusb website to see if it is stable and recommended.

This documentation assumes that you have a good understanding of USB and how it