Hi all,
I'm very new to this list, so hello all!
I'm just starting out using python, my background is lamp.
I have a Prolific Technologies bridged usb cable that I wish to talk to
using pyusb and libusb, I've tried following examples and compiling my
own code but I'm really struggling getting it to work.
I'm trying to send a sequence of letters to the cable, for them to
reappear on the other side. I've been trying to use bulkWrite and
bulkRead methods but I'm not sure I'm using them right. There's also
controlMethod, but I'm not sure what that is used for.
Can anyone help get me started, I'm concerned mostly with the
communication, I reckon I could actually get somewhere if I can just
nail the first bit, here's my code so far:
* Cheers in advance, Mike.
import usb
import sys
import os
import time
from array import array
class DeviceDescriptor:
def __init__(self, vendor_id, product_id, interface_id) :
self.vendor_id = vendor_id
self.product_id = product_id
self.interface_id = interface_id
def get_device(self) :
buses = usb.busses()
for bus in buses :
for device in bus.devices :
if device.idVendor == self.vendor_id :
if device.idProduct == self.product_id :
return device
return None
class XFPS():
VENDOR_ID = 0x067B #: Vendor Id
PRODUCT_ID = 0x0000 #: Product Id for the bridged usb cable
INTERFACE_ID = 0 #: The interface we use to talk to the device
BULK_IN_EP = 0x83 #: Endpoint for Bulk reads
BULK_OUT_EP = 0x02 #: Endpoint for Bulk writes
PACKET_LENGTH = 0x40 #: 64 bytes
device_descriptor = DeviceDescriptor(VENDOR_ID, \
PRODUCT_ID, INTERFACE_ID)
def __init__(self,) :
# The actual device (PyUSB object)
self.device = self.device_descriptor.get_device()
# Handle that is used to communicate with device. Setup in L{open}
self.handle = None
def open(self) :
self.device = self.device_descriptor.get_device()
if not self.device:
print >> sys.stderr, "Cable isn't plugged in"
try:
self.handle = self.device.open()
self.handle.claimInterface(self.device_descriptor.interface_id)
except usb.USBError, err:
print >> sys.stderr, err
def close(self):
""" Release device interface """
try:
self.handle.reset()
self.handle.releaseInterface()
except Exception, err:
print >> sys.stderr, err
self.handle, self.device = None, None
def my_bulk_write(self):
A = chr(0x75) # u
B = chr(0x69) # i
X = chr(0x6F) # o
Y = chr(0x70) # p
LB = chr(0x6C) # l
RB = chr(0x6B) # k
LT = chr(0x68) # h
RT = chr(0x6A) # j
S = chr(0x32)
s = chr(0x73)
self.close()
self.open()
msg = [A,B,A,B,A,B,A,B]
#help(self.handle.bulkWrite)
help(self.handle.interruptWrite)
sent_bytes = self.handle.interruptWrite(XFPS.BULK_OUT_EP,msg,1000)
print sent_bytes
if sent_bytes:
read_bytes = self.handle.interruptRead(0x81,sent_bytes);
print read_bytes
xfps = XFPS()
xfps.open()
xfps.my_bulk_write()
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