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Resources for the USB Developer

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White Papers and Technical Documents

• An Analysis of Wireless Device Implementations on USB

• An Introduction to Hi-Speed USB

• Benefits of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) for Data Acquisition

• Cyclic Redundancy Checks in USB

• Design Guide for a low speed buffer for USB

• Designing a Robust USB Serial Interface Engine (SIE)

• Designing USB into Embedded Systems - Issues and Answers - Request by Email

• EHCI
• FAQ - USB-IF
• Handling The IRP_MN_START_DEVICE PnP IRP v.1.0
• HID Parser Error Checking
• HID Web Page

• High-Speed Electrical Test Specification

• Hi-Speed USB Frequently Asked Questions

• High Speed USB Platform Design Guidelines

• Intel UHCI Design Guide

• List of LANGIDs

• KVM Switching 

• OHCI

• On-Board USB connections for Digital Media Devices vs. Removable Media and Readers

• Open Host Controller Interface - Compaq

• Power Delivery Design Issues for Hi-Speed USB on Motherboards

• Striking a Balance Between Firewire and USB

• System Test Implementers Forum, Dan Froelich

• UHCI

• Understanding WDM Power Management v1.1

• Universal Host Controller Interface - Intel

• Universal Serial Bus (USB) - NEC

• Universal Serial Bus Revision 2.0 specification

• USB - APM Interactions

• USB Device Class Specifications

• USB Bandwidth Analysis

• Using Communication Device Class to encapsulate SIR, MIR, or FIR data from an IR dongle

• USB Latency Requirements and the Effect of Video Adapter PCI Retry Condition on Maintaining USB Streaming Pipelines

• Universal Serial Bus Revision 1.1 specification

• USB 1.0 Specification Position on Extension Cables and pass-through Monitors

• USB 2.0 Adopter's Agreement

• USB 2.0 Icon Design Guideline

• USB On-the-Go Specification

• USB, Version 1.0 vs. 1.1 Controversy

• USB-IF Compliance Program

• Windows USB Drivers by Version

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USB OTG (On-the-Go)

• Introduction to USB On-The-Go (pdf, 104k)

• OTG Supplement (pdf, 1.4 MB) - Revision 1.0, 12-18-2001

• OTG Compliance Specification (pdf, 797k) - Revision .9, 1-31-2003

• OTG Compliance Checklist (doc, 411k) - Release Candidate 1, 4-10-2003

• USB On-The-Go Protocol Tester
  • OPTDownload.zip (3 MB)
  • The OTG Protocol Test (OPT) Board, OTG Electrical Test (OET) Board and RTX Software may be ordered from the USB-IF eStore Page at the USB-IF web site

Reports

• USB Technology and Market Report - Tech Idea

USB 2.0 High Speed

• USB 2.0 News and Information

NEC 

• USB 2.0 Product Family Brochure

  • µPD720100A Host Controller LSI

  • µPD720120 Physical Layer LSI

  • µPD720110 Hub Controller LSI

Intel

• USB Home

USB-IF

• On-the-Go Supplement

• USB High Speed

• USB-IF Compliance Program

• USB 2.0 Adopter's Agreement

USB 1.1

• Lucent USS-312 Data Sheet   Agere

• Lucent USS-312 Product Brief   Agere

• Agere (Lucent) USB Product Portfolio

• Open Host Controller Interface - Compaq   Compaq Web Site

• USB Overview - Win 98

• USB Technology Brief - Philips   PDF   

• Windows Error Codes Explained

• Windows USB Drivers by Version

Apple

• Apple USB Developer

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Product Development Assistance and Testing

• Get Help from an Expert

• USBMan Testing Laboratory and Product Development Center

USB Software Developer Resources 

• Intel USB Web Site

• Jungo - WinDriver Development Kit

• Links to USB Web Sites

• Linux USB Project

• Microsoft USB Technology Site

• OS/2 USB Site

• USB Development Check List

• USB-IF Compliance Program

• USB-IF Developers Forum Board

News

• USBNews

• USB 2.0 News and Information

Testing Aids

• Bandwidth Load Utility  New File 07/14/2006

• HID View

• Intel USB Drive Selector  Win98 & SE   

• Intel USB Registry Editor Utility

• USB Check - Win2000 & XP Only

• USB Descriptor Tool

• USB Ready

• USBScan

• USB View

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Tools and Resources

• Agere Systems (Lucent) - USB Site

• CATC Bus & Protocol  Analyzers & Traffic Generators

• Cypress USB Development Tools

• DeVaSys - USB 12C/10 USB Interface PCB

• USB High-Speed Electrical Test Tool

  • USBHSET.MSI

• Intel USB Driver Selector

• Intel USB Bandwidth Load Utility

• Linux USB Device Support

• Linux USB FAQS

• Linux USB Programming Guide

• Linux USB Tools

• NEC Electronics 

• Matlab Signal Quality and Inrush Current Testing Scripts

• NetChip Development Kits

• Texas Instruments - USB Site

• USB Access - Phoenix Technologies

• USBCV R1.2 - Windows 2000 and Windows XP (English Version) only replaces the USBCheck Utility

  • USBCVr12.msi (11 MB) 5-30-03

• USB2 Hub Transaction Translator Test Suite

  • USBHTT.msi (11 MB) 07-02-2002

• USBHSET.msi version 1.1.0.4 - Windows 2000 or XP only Version 1.1.04 provides procedure updates for testing legacy free systems

  • USBHSET.exe (1.4 MB)

• USB-IF Compliance Program

• USBMan Testing Lab and Product Development Center

• USB Vendor ID List

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Books on the Subject

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