

Opens a USB device by vendor and product id.
Opens a UsbEndpointReader class for reading.
Opens a UsbEndpointWriter class for writing.
Writes all command line text to Ep01
Reads and displays usb device output from Ep01


using System; using System.Text; using System.Text.RegularExpressions; using LibUsbDotNet; using LibUsbDotNet.Main; namespace Examples { internal class ReadWrite { public static UsbDevice MyUsbDevice; #region SET YOUR USB Vendor and Product ID! public static UsbDeviceFinder MyUsbFinder = new UsbDeviceFinder(1234, 1); #endregion public static void Main(string[] args) { ErrorCode ec = ErrorCode.None; try { // Find and open the usb device. MyUsbDevice = UsbDevice.OpenUsbDevice(MyUsbFinder); // If the device is open and ready if (MyUsbDevice == null) throw new Exception("Device Not Found."); // If this is a "whole" usb device (libusb-win32, linux libusb) // it will have an IUsbDevice interface. If not (WinUSB) the // variable will be null indicating this is an interface of a // device. IUsbDevice wholeUsbDevice = MyUsbDevice as IUsbDevice; if (!ReferenceEquals(wholeUsbDevice, null)) { // This is a "whole" USB device. Before it can be used, // the desired configuration and interface must be selected. // Select config #1 wholeUsbDevice.SetConfiguration(1); // Claim interface #0. wholeUsbDevice.ClaimInterface(0); } // open read endpoint 1. UsbEndpointReader reader = MyUsbDevice.OpenEndpointReader(ReadEndpointID.Ep01); // open write endpoint 1. UsbEndpointWriter writer = MyUsbDevice.OpenEndpointWriter(WriteEndpointID.Ep01); // Remove the exepath/startup filename text from the begining of the CommandLine. string cmdLine = Regex.Replace( Environment.CommandLine, "^\".+?\"^.*? |^.*? ", "", RegexOptions.Singleline); if (!String.IsNullOrEmpty(cmdLine)) { int bytesWritten; ec = writer.Write(Encoding.Default.GetBytes(cmdLine), 2000, out bytesWritten); if (ec != ErrorCode.None) throw new Exception(UsbDevice.LastErrorString); byte[] readBuffer = new byte[1024]; while (ec == ErrorCode.None) { int bytesRead; // If the device hasn't sent data in the last 100 milliseconds, // a timeout error (ec = IoTimedOut) will occur. ec = reader.Read(readBuffer, 100, out bytesRead); if (bytesRead == 0) throw new Exception("No more bytes!"); // Write that output to the console. Console.Write(Encoding.Default.GetString(readBuffer, 0, bytesRead)); } Console.WriteLine("\r\nDone!\r\n"); } else throw new Exception("Nothing to do."); } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine(); Console.WriteLine((ec != ErrorCode.None ? ec + ":" : String.Empty) + ex.Message); } finally { if (MyUsbDevice != null) { if (MyUsbDevice.IsOpen) { // If this is a "whole" usb device (libusb-win32, linux libusb-1.0) // it exposes an IUsbDevice interface. If not (WinUSB) the // 'wholeUsbDevice' variable will be null indicating this is // an interface of a device; it does not require or support // configuration and interface selection. IUsbDevice wholeUsbDevice = MyUsbDevice as IUsbDevice; if (!ReferenceEquals(wholeUsbDevice, null)) { // Release interface #0. wholeUsbDevice.ReleaseInterface(0); } MyUsbDevice.Close(); } MyUsbDevice = null; // Free usb resources UsbDevice.Exit(); } // Wait for user input.. Console.ReadKey(); } } } }


Imports System Imports System.Text Imports System.Text.RegularExpressions Imports LibUsbDotNet Imports LibUsbDotNet.Main Namespace Examples Friend Class ReadWrite Public Shared MyUsbDevice As UsbDevice #Region "SET YOUR USB Vendor and Product ID!" Public Shared MyUsbFinder As New UsbDeviceFinder(1234, 1) #End Region Public Shared Sub Main(args As String()) Dim ec As ErrorCode = ErrorCode.None Try ' Find and open the usb device. MyUsbDevice = UsbDevice.OpenUsbDevice(MyUsbFinder) ' If the device is open and ready If MyUsbDevice Is Nothing Then Throw New Exception("Device Not Found.") End If ' If this is a "whole" usb device (libusb-win32, linux libusb) ' it will have an IUsbDevice interface. If not (WinUSB) the ' variable will be null indicating this is an interface of a ' device. Dim wholeUsbDevice As IUsbDevice = TryCast(MyUsbDevice, IUsbDevice) If Not ReferenceEquals(wholeUsbDevice, Nothing) Then ' This is a "whole" USB device. Before it can be used, ' the desired configuration and interface must be selected. ' Select config #1 wholeUsbDevice.SetConfiguration(1) ' Claim interface #0. wholeUsbDevice.ClaimInterface(0) End If ' open read endpoint 1. Dim reader As UsbEndpointReader = MyUsbDevice.OpenEndpointReader(ReadEndpointID.Ep01) ' open write endpoint 1. Dim writer As UsbEndpointWriter = MyUsbDevice.OpenEndpointWriter(WriteEndpointID.Ep01) ' Remove the exepath/startup filename text from the begining of the CommandLine. Dim cmdLine As String = Regex.Replace(Environment.CommandLine, "^"".+?""^.*? |^.*? ", "", RegexOptions.Singleline) If Not [String].IsNullOrEmpty(cmdLine) Then Dim bytesWritten As Integer ec = writer.Write(Encoding.[Default].GetBytes(cmdLine), 2000, bytesWritten) If ec <> ErrorCode.None Then Throw New Exception(UsbDevice.LastErrorString) End If Dim readBuffer As Byte() = New Byte(1023) {} While ec = ErrorCode.None Dim bytesRead As Integer ' If the device hasn't sent data in the last 100 milliseconds, ' a timeout error (ec = IoTimedOut) will occur. ec = reader.Read(readBuffer, 100, bytesRead) If bytesRead = 0 Then Throw New Exception("No more bytes!") End If ' Write that output to the console. Console.Write(Encoding.[Default].GetString(readBuffer, 0, bytesRead)) End While Console.WriteLine(vbCr & vbLf & "Done!" & vbCr & vbLf) Else Throw New Exception("Nothing to do.") End If Catch ex As Exception Console.WriteLine() Console.WriteLine((If(ec <> ErrorCode.None, ec & ":", [String].Empty)) & ex.Message) Finally If MyUsbDevice IsNot Nothing Then If MyUsbDevice.IsOpen Then ' If this is a "whole" usb device (libusb-win32, linux libusb-1.0) ' it exposes an IUsbDevice interface. If not (WinUSB) the ' 'wholeUsbDevice' variable will be null indicating this is ' an interface of a device; it does not require or support ' configuration and interface selection. Dim wholeUsbDevice As IUsbDevice = TryCast(MyUsbDevice, IUsbDevice) If Not ReferenceEquals(wholeUsbDevice, Nothing) Then ' Release interface #0. wholeUsbDevice.ReleaseInterface(0) End If MyUsbDevice.Close() End If MyUsbDevice = Nothing ' Free usb resources UsbDevice.[Exit]() End If ' Wait for user input.. Console.ReadKey() End Try End Sub End Class End Namespace

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System.dll
LibUsbDotNet.dll
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