USB Device#

USB is one of the most successful communication interfaces in the history of computer systems and is the de facto standard for connecting computer peripherals. Silicon Labs USB Device stack is a USB device module designed specifically for embedded systems. Built from the ground up with Silicon Labs’ quality, scalability, and reliability, it has gone through a rigorous validation process to comply with the USB 2.0 specification. This documentation describes how to initialize, start, and use Silicon Labs USB Device stack. It explains the various configuration values and their uses. It also includes an overview of the technology, types of configuration possibilities, implementation procedures, and examples of typical usage for every available class.

To help you understand the USB concepts quickly, the documentation features many examples of USB with basic functions. These examples will provide you with a framework that allows you to build devices quickly. These examples include:

• USB-to-serial adapter (Communications Device Class)

• Mouse or keyboard (Human Interface Device Class)

• Removable storage device (Mass Storage Class)

• Custom device (Vendor Class)

The following is the overview of the documentation sections:

• Specifications and Features

• USB Device Configuration

• USB Device Programming Guide

• USB Device Classes

  • CDC ACM Class

  • HID Class

  • MSC SCSI Class

  • Vendor Class

• USB Device Troubleshooting

• Microsoft Windows OS USB Host