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USB Host Interface

USB Host Overview

Get a Quote The USB Host library is an embedded USB stack supporting USB MSC (Mass Storage Class) and HID (Human Interface Device) classes. It has been designed to be high-performance while using as little memory as possible.

See the full list of RL-USB featuresFeatures

  • Abstraction layer allows a standard API to be used for different USB Host controllers
  • USB Host controller support
    • Generic Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI)
    • Low level driver support for NXP LPC17xx/23xx/24xx devices
    • Custom Host controller driver for STM32F105/7 (connectivity line) devices
    • USB 1.1 Low Speed (1.5Mbit/s) and Full Speed (12Mbit/s)
  • Common USB Device Class support
    • Human Interface Devices (HID)
    • Mass Storage Class (MSC)
  • High-speed (670KB/sec) and small code-size (~6KB)
  • Integrated with other MDK-Professional components
    • MSC works with Flash File System to support USB Flash drive and SD/SDHC/MMC card storage devices
    • USB Host works with the RTX Real-Time Operating System

Examples
The USB Host library includes examples which demonstrate using USB mass storage devices together with a Flash File System, and using an external HID input devices.

Notes Note

  • The USB Host Interface is provided in binary form as part of MDK-Professional. It is not included with other MDK-ARM Editions.