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For developers of USB devices, firmware, and host software.
To trim the length of this page, I've moved some topics to their own pages:

News



PORTS web forum
My USB 3.0 Developers FAQ.
USB Complete Fourth Edition covers USB 3.0 and developments for designers and programmers of USB 2.0 devices.
My WinUSB page has Visual Basic .NET code and PIC microcontroller firmware for Microsoft's WinUSB generic driver.

Books

USB Mass Storage USB Mass StorageUSB CompleteUSB Complete: The Developer's Guide, Fourth Edition
USB Mass Storage: Designing and Programming Devices and Embedded Hosts
Serial Port Complete: COM Ports, USB Virtual COM Ports, and Ports for Embedded Systems

USB-IF

The USB-IF is the non-profit organization that sponsors the USB specifications and provides support for developers.
USB-IF developers area
All USB specifications
USB classes
The USB-IF Developers Discussion Forum no longer exists. An alternative is my PORTS forum.

USB 3.0

On November 17, 2008, the USB-IF released the USB 3.0 specification, which adds a SuperSpeed interface with a bus speed of 5 Gbps. The specification now includes several ECNs and an extensive errata list.


My USB 3.0 Developers FAQ
USB 3.0 PHY interface and xHCI (eXtensible Host Controller Interface) host controller specifications.

USB 2.0

My USB Developer's FAQ
The USB 2.0 specification supports bus speeds of 480 Mbps (high speed, also called Hi Speed), 12 Mbps (full speed), and 1.5 Mbps (low speed). Note that USB 2.0 does not mean "high speed." A USB 2.0 device can be any speed.
Four ECNs incorporated into the USB 2.0 specification in December 2008 are Device Capacitance, Material Change, USB 2.0 Phase-locked SOFs, and MicroUSB Micro-B ID Pin Resistance and Tolerance stack-up between D+ and D-. Other recent additions are are the Micro-USB Cables and Connectors Specification, USB 2.0 Link Power Management Addendum, and the High-Speed Inter-Chip USB Electrical Specification Revision.
As of May, 2007, the Mini-A and Mini-AB connectors have been deprecated in favor of the Micro-A and Micro-AB.
Another ECN to the USB 2.0 specification adds a new descriptor type for composite devices: the interface association descriptor (IAD).
The USB Implementer's Forum's Hi-Speed USB page.
PoweredUSB is an initiative to enable USB devices to draw more than 500mA from the cable.
My article Inside USB 2.0: What the New Spec Means for Developers (EDN).

Host controllers

OHCI (OpenHCI) -- Open Host Controller Interface Specification for USB (Low and full speed)
Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) Design Guide (Low and full speed)
EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller interface) specification (High speed)

Transceivers

USB 2.0 Transceiver Macrocell Interface (UTMI) specification. From Intel.
OpenCores is developing a USB 2.0-compliant Verilog/VHDL function core.
The ULPI (UTMI + Low Pin Interface) specification describes an interface that reduces the pin count for discrete USB transceiver implementations.

Wireless USB

Two options for wireless USB connections are Certified Wireless USB and WirelessUSB.

Certified Wireless USB

The Wireless USB Promoter Group has developed a wireless USB (WUSB) specification for communicating at up to 480 Mbps.
An introduction to Wireless USB (WUSB). By by Rafael Kolic of Intel.
Challenges of Migrating to Wireless USB. From Ellisys.
Understanding the Impact of Encryption on Certified Wireless USB Testing. From LeCroy.
Linux UWB + Wireless USB + WiNET.
Certified Wireless USB FAQ. From Everything USB.
Wireless USB Blog. From Karsten Stopp.

WirelessUSB

Cypress's WirelessUSB system uses a 2.4-Ghz wireless connection and enables implementing wireless devices that function as low-speed USB devices.

More information sources

Articles, books, classes, and more.

Articles

Articles by Jan Axelson

More articles

USB Made Simple. A series of articles from MQP Electronics.
Jack Ganssle's An Introduction to USB Development from Embedded Systems Programming.
The Eyes Have It. Testing options for USB and other high-speed buses. Dan Strassberg, EDN.
Stealing USB Port Power. How to design bus-powered devices. Robert Kollman and John Betten, EDN.


Beyond Logic has several articles about USB projects. From Craig Peacock.
Circuit Cellar has published dozens of USB-related articles including some of mine. Back issues are available in print, on CD, and as individual article downloads.
Articles about using FTDI Chip's products.

Books

Books by Jan Axelson

More books

Universal Serial Bus System Architecture, Second Edition
USB Design by Example, Second Edition. Author website.
Developing Drivers with the Windows Driver Foundation

Classes

USB System Architecture Class. From Mindshare.

TV

In October, 2009, Ajay Bhatt, co-creator of USB, appeared on the Tonight Show. The interview is no longer on line but you can read about it.

Other resource pages

PC Hardware Pages, including many USB links. From Tomi Engdahl.
USB Man has a developer's page with many links.

For end users

Information on finding USB products and getting them to work.

Finding products

USBStuffand USB-Ware have USB products from many vendors.
B & B Electronics has a good selection of USB converters, cables, and hubs.
USConverters has many USB converters.

Help in getting peripherals working

USBMan has links to driver updates and a Q and A Forum where all questions are answered.
The USB Implementers Forum has an FAQ that answers many user questions.
EverythingUSB has links to drivers, other news and reviews, and a product finder.
General USB Troubleshooting in Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me. From Microsoft. Article ID: 263218.
Unable to Print from Command Prompt or MS-DOS Program with USB Printer From Microsoft. Article ID 259939.

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