Universal USB Device Driver for Windows CE

Features Supported Platforms Demo Documentation Prices

USBIO is a generic Universal Serial Bus (USB) device driver for Windows CE and Windows Mobile. It is able to control any type of USB device and provides a convenient programming interface that can be used by Windows CE applications. The USBIO device driver supports USB1.1 and USB2.0.

USBIO_CE

USBIO Device Driver

The USBIO device driver can be used for devices which are not supported by in-box USB class drivers. It provides a programming interface that enables applications to communicate with the USB device. Any device or vendor specific protocol needs to be implemented in the application.

So the generic device driver USBIO fills the gap between application layers and USB devices. It saves the efforts otherwise required to develop a custom device driver for a proprietary device.

The C++ API and Java API exposed by the USBIO device driver for Windows CE/Mobile are compatible with the well-established APIs of Thesycon’s Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. This simplifies porting of existing applications to Windows CE.

Features

Supports USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 at low-speed, full-speed and high-speed
Supports all USB transfer types: Control, Bulk, Interrupt and Isochronous
Fully supports Plug&Play and power management
Supports Plug&Play notifications for applications
Supports composite (multi-interface) devices
Allows vendor- and product-specific adaptations (customization)
C++ programming interface, compatible with USBIO for Windows desktop versions
High-level Java programming interface, compatible with USBIO for Windows desktop versions

Supported Platforms

Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Mobile 6.1
Windows Mobile 6.0
Windows Mobile 5.0

Windows Embedded Compact 7 (WEC7)
Windows Embedded Automotive 7
Windows CE 6.0, Windows Embedded CE
Windows CE 5.0
Windows CE 4.2

on request

Windows Embedded NAV Ready
Windows SmartPhone 2003
Windows Pocket PC

on request
on request

Supported CPU architectures

ARMV4I, MIPSII, MIPSII_FP, MIPSIV, MIPSIV_FP, SH4, x86

Note: A compatible USB driver is available for Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Free Demo

Current Version: 1.20

To receive a free demo, please contact .

The demo version of the driver stops working after 30 minutes. To reset the demo timer, the USB device needs to be disconnected and reconnected, or the platform needs to be rebooted.

NOTE: The driver described on this page is *not for use by end users*. It will not help to solve any problems you may experience with a consumer device such as a webcam, camcorder, card reader, external sound card, etc. Thesycon’s device drivers are software components intended to use by hardware or software manufacturers to create end products.

Documentation

Product Sheet - USBIO Development Kit for Windows CE and Mobile

Reference Manual - USBIO Development Kit for Windows CE and Mobile

Licensing Conditions and Prices

For more information, license conditions and prices, please e-mail: .

USB Vendor and Product ID

When designing a USB device you need an official USB vendor ID (VID) which is unique world-wide. Vendor ID's will be assigned by the USB Implementers Forum (www.usb.org). There is a fee of $1500 US.

Thesycon owns a USB vendor ID and provides a subset of product ID's (PID) to customers who licensed our USB software.

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