Hi listers, Dev Teelucksing (thanks Dev) posted this URL for some DOS USB information on the Arachne mail list and I thought I would post the text of the page here as there has been some discussion of USB for DOS. I hope this is of some interest and value. Regards, Dale Mentzer CATC USB4DOS(tm) USB Protocol Stack for DOS Environments http://www.catc.com/products/usb4dos.html Thu, 25 Nov 1999 _____________________________________________________________________ USB -- the modern peripheral plug-and-play technology -- is now an integral part of new desktop and portable PCs. The Windows 98 operating system (and to a lesser extent, Windows 95) provides the software support necessary to activate USB technology. The CATC USB4DOS Protocol Stack for DOS Environments provides USB support under DOS, for production line testing & embedded applications. DOS is often the production test environment of choice, as it occupies a smaller test system "footprint", and offers faster performance. A production tester must provide a way to test both the functionality of the USB port itself, and then, through that port, the specific functionality of the USB device. Combining the USB4DOS software with specific test applications produces an ideal test setup for USB devices such as keyboards, mice, joysticks, printers, monitors, cameras, scanners, mass-storage devices, etc. CATC's USB4DOS solution also enables DOS-based embedded systems to connect to existing USB devices, or to newly-developed, application specific devices. The USB4DOS product includes two main components: a DOS USB stack (implemented as a pair of TSR executables) and an Application Program Interface (API), complete with sample source code (illustrating typical interfaces between software applications and the USB4DOS components). A comprehensive UserAEs Manual (a current version is available in the Support area) describes the API and its usage. The API sample source code includes several typical application architectures, enabling developers to quickly create custom applications. DOS application developers needing to communicate with USB devices now have the ability to do so in a clear, straightforward manner. Using a simple software interface, applications can configure USB devices, monitor their activity in real time, and transfer data to and from same. CATC USB4DOS Features: * simple API enables communication between DOS applications and USB devices * complies with USB specifications 1.1 * supports both UHCI and OHCI environments * supports full-speed and low-speed USB devices * supports the connection of multiple devices (up to 127) * supports plug & play operation * supports Control, Bulk, Interrupt, & Isochronous USB transfer modes * keeps track of protocol errors * can be incorporated into customer systems and manufacturing test environments (custom integration service available) The CATC USB4DOS Protocol Stack for DOS Environments comes with a one year warranty and hot-line customer support. Contact CATC for additional information. ====================================================================== Copyright, trademark, and revision date information are available on the CATC home page. ______________________________________________________________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished. This mail written by a user of Arachne, the DOS Internet Client WWWWW World Wide Web Without Windows http://home.arachne.cz Arachne DOS Browser Home Page To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies.
