The Universal Serial Bus (USB) peripheral interface has become ubiquitous across all personal computing platforms as well as many industrial and infrastructure platforms. However, at the same time, ...

To communicate with a device connected via universal serial bus (USB), a computer needs the driver, not just for the device itself, but also for the USB controller. Microsoft Windows uses USB ...

In this post, we will show you how to fix USB Composite Device Driver error in Windows 11. If you see a yellow exclamation mark next to the USB Composite Device entry ...

Every operating system places requirements on device drivers. Here's a quick tour of the Windows CE rulebook. Microsoft Windows CE is a modular and scalable operating system that supports a variety of ...

A USB drive not showing up is a common Windows problem that can frustrate a user to the core. Imagine working hours on a project, then saving it in your external USB drive, and when you finally plug ...

Since this column began, it has discussed how a Linux driver writer can create various types of kernel drivers, by explaining the different kernel driver interfaces including TTY, serial, I2C and the ...

In 2007, I wrote a two-part series titled “Which USB is Right for your Application” for Planet Analog (Part 1 and Part 2). Since then, several new and different “versions” of USB have been released.

The Linux USB subsystem has grown from supporting only two different types of devices in the 2.2.7 kernel (mice and keyboards), to over 20 different types of devices in the 2.4 kernel. Linux currently ...

With the USB protocol being so popular nowadays (and frankly speaking, was there ever a time it wasn’t?), there are many advantages of enabling USB in an application, like versatility, ease of use, ...