USB Complete: Everything You Need to Develop Custom USB Peripherals

by Jan Axelson

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.

Genres: Computers, Reference

572 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1999

About the author

Janet Louise Axelson is an American author and conservationist. She writes and publishes technical literature and documentation under the pen name Jan Axelson. Much of her work relates to computer interfaces and protocols, including USB, Ethernet, serial, and parallel ports. Her books are published by her company Lakeview Research, LLC, which is based in Madison, Wisconsin. She has also written articles for Nuts and Volts, and the Wisconsin State Journal.
Axelson is the president of Friends of Cherokee Marsh, a volunteer conservation organization based in Madison, Wisconsin that protects and restores the Cherokee Marsh wetland area, an ecologically significant part of the Yahara River watershed.

Reviews

[Kaspars Laizans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Windows driver part might be a bit dated, but standard is generally still relevant and basics are explained reasonably well.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this is the definitive guide to doing anything technical with USB. The author does a good job with a very hard subject...but it's not 'light reading' by any means.