Now in its third edition, this developer's guide to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface covers all aspects of project development, including device programming and host application software. This book shows how to transform the information in the USB 3.0 specifications into functioning devices and application software that communicates with the devices. To help build a foundation for design decisions, developers are guided in selecting device-controller hardware. Developers will also learn the benefits of the USB interface, its limitations, and how certain design choices made at the beginning of the project can reduce development time. Recent developments in host and device hardware, more detail on the standard USB classes, application examples using Microsoft's .NET Framework, and information on developing dual-role devices using USB On-The-Go is provided in detail.
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"EEs . . . interested in a clearer, more concise presentation might do better to obtain a copy of USB Complete, Second Edition." -- EDN magazine
"If you want to add the Universal Serial Bus to your repertoire, then this is the book for you." -- Nuts & Volts
An excellent and highly recommended "how to" guide and reference. -- Midwest Book Review
Covers all aspects of building and coding USB devices. Jan's description of building a HID-class peripheral is the best around. -- Embedded Systems Programming, March 2000
I tell all my students that they really need this book in their library. -- Paul E. Berg, instructor, Annabooks USB Developers Workshop
Many books are full of things that are easy to find out. Jan has obviously slogged at the difficult stuff. -- Dave Wright, Cypress Semiconductor
The author has a flair for making complicated information readable, interesting, and informative. The best book on the topic. -- Test & Measurement World, June 2000 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
"If you want to add the Universal Serial Bus to your repertoire, then this is the book for you." -- Nuts & Volts
An excellent and highly recommended "how to" guide and reference. -- Midwest Book Review
Covers all aspects of building and coding USB devices. Jan's description of building a HID-class peripheral is the best around. -- Embedded Systems Programming, March 2000
I tell all my students that they really need this book in their library. -- Paul E. Berg, instructor, Annabooks USB Developers Workshop
Many books are full of things that are easy to find out. Jan has obviously slogged at the difficult stuff. -- Dave Wright, Cypress Semiconductor
The author has a flair for making complicated information readable, interesting, and informative. The best book on the topic. -- Test & Measurement World, June 2000 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A few words about USB developing...
USB is very different from earlier PC interfaces such as the serial (COM) and parallel ports. On attaching to a PC, a device must respond to a series of requests that enable the PC to learn about the device. So every USB device must contain an intelligent controller that knows how to respond to the requests. You can't just connect generic I/O pins to the cable as you can with a parallel port. In the host PC, every device must have a device driver to manage communications between applications and the system’s USB drivers. Applications must communicate with the driver. They can't access a generic port as they can with serial and parallel ports.
For many devices, complying with the standard for the human interface device (HID) class can simplify development. All Windows editions from Windows 98 on support HID communications. This means that you don't have to provide (and ask users to install) a device driver for the PC. The HID class includes standard peripherals such as keyboards and mice, but HIDs are suitable for other uses as well, including instrumentation, robotics, motor control, and data acquisition.
The example HID device firmware in USB Complete is for the Cypress enCoRe series of USB controllers. If you prefer a different controller, my web site has additional examples that are compatible with the host software in the book.
I hope you find the book useful. I welcome any comments you may have.
Jan Axelson --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Jan Axelson is the author of books about computers and electronic technology, including USB Complete, USB Embedded Hosts, Serial Port Complete, USB Mass Storage, and Embedded Ethernet and Internet Complete. Jan's articles have appeared in Embedded Systems Programming, EDN, Circuit Cellar, Nuts & Volts, and other publications. Bill Machrone of PC Magazine has described Jan's writing as 'a model of clarity and conciseness.'
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63 of 67 people found the following review helpful
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I teach a USB class, so I've had occasion to review every book on the subject. I've chosen Jan's book for my class text because it is, by a wide margin, the best single book on the Universal Serial Bus I've seen. Jan has the unique talent of talking directly to the user in a very friendly, clear, and easy to read style, while losing absolutely nothing in scope or detail. The chapter on how to coerce Visual Basic into making the Windows API calls necessary to support the USB HID class got me over major hurdles while preparing lecture materials. Instead of the usual kitchen sink approach, Jan zeros in on exactly what you need to know to do the job and covers it completely. And her examples actually work!
If you're looking for a book that spans basic USB principles to advanced topics, all clearly explained, you can't go wrong with this book.
114 of 130 people found the following review helpful
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I purchased this book with the intention of learning how to communicate with USB peripherals from the PC perspective. What I later found after reading this book is that the author is heavily reliant upon 3rd party products to do the work, which simply means you'll need to pay more money for evaluation modules, and more software rather than being able to make the end product yourself. For someone who is at the hobbiest level, this book would be great perhapse, but the ultimate problem is it lets others do the work which IMO defeats the purpose of a book. If I am going to use 3rd party tools, I'll read their documentation-- not pay for a book to tell me what else I need to use.
On another note, this book is an EXCELLENT reference book when you need a little refresher about other things, but you can also find this info online
33 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author does a great job reviewing the details of USB. However, if your intentions are like mine to design some hardware and transfer data from the device to the PC, I think your pretty much out of luck.
I understand this is a very hard subject but the author does not include sample drivers that allow you to communicate with a generic part, let alone, helping you develop a driver for your application.
I think this book is only good to get a sense only for what USB is and how it works. Unfortunately, blocks diagrams do not solve anyones problem, and knowledge-hungry individuals such as myself find these books rather useless. Buy the book only if you have no clue what USB is, else do not waste your money.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
not a good introductory book
I'm a system control design engineer. I've used Axelson's serial port book and parallel port book and I didn't have any problem with them and used them a lot in my job. Read more
Published 2 months ago by a dad
Clear, Relevant, and Complete
I recently took a job developing USB device drivers, and have found this book extremely useful, especially in combination with Developing Drivers with the Windows Driver... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mark Zieg
i liked the book,but not for beginners
needs more pictures and figures for explaining,the book needs a better design and more on software, but in general i found it useful for my work(too many books i had in USB design... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Basheer
Wish I read it years ago
I feel like I learned USB the hard way. It would have been much easier to have read this book when I was first learning. Read more
Published 12 months ago by chipjust@hotmail.com
Not sure how to rate this product
The book is comprehensive but lacks USB Concept Design methodology. I recommend adding a section to cover Testing and Testing platforms.
Published 16 months ago by froudo
Best USB Guide
This 4th edition includes USB 3.0 and the Superbuss. Also explains how to utilize the Microsoft WinUSB driver. Well done.
Published 21 months ago by djtechie
Strong, broad introduction
Axelson gives about the widest-ranging introduction to USB that I can imagine. Large parts of it explain the standard, from the electrical level on up. Read more
Published 22 months ago by wiredweird
This edition is a little outdated, but gives a good basis to...
This book gives a good outline of USB and how to work with it. This version is older so of course it is geared toward Win9x/2000 applications, but the principles still apply to... Read more
Published on April 26, 2010 by Ryan E. Vansickle
USB complete
As always, Jan does an excellent job describing the details from the hardware to windows API and usage. If you deal with USB ports, don't do it without Jan's books.
Published on April 16, 2010 by Larry Buller
Well written book on USB
As an embedded systems developer with 25+ years of experience in hardware and software, I bought this book as I was having trouble writing a new microcontroller USB HID interface. Read more
Published on March 15, 2010 by M. Mlinar
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Visual Basic, Usage Page, Device Manager, Public Const, Source of Data, Data Length, Bulk Data, Cypress Semiconductor, Field Size, Additional Contents, Bit Bang, End of High-speed Packet, Physical Minimum, Function Purpose, Physical Maximum, Usage Tables, Input Terminal, Single-Ended Zero, Audio Interface Collection, Freescale Semiconductor, Philips Semiconductors, Public Structure, Usage Minimum, Windows Support Windows, Designator Index New!
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Visual Basic, Usage Page, Device Manager, Public Const, Source of Data, Data Length, Bulk Data, Cypress Semiconductor, Field Size, Additional Contents, Bit Bang, End of High-speed Packet, Physical Minimum, Function Purpose, Physical Maximum, Usage Tables, Input Terminal, Single-Ended Zero, Audio Interface Collection, Freescale Semiconductor, Philips Semiconductors, Public Structure, Usage Minimum, Windows Support Windows, Designator Index New!
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