Re: Making a USB driver

[Jiri Slaby]

We usualy reply to all.

On 01/22/2008 10:03 AM, J. Pablo FernÃndez wrote:
> Jiri Slaby wrote:
>
> > On 01/22/2008 12:13 AM, J. Pablo FernÃndez wrote:
> > > On Monday 21 January 2008 22:00:31 Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > > > On 01/21/2008 09:11 PM, J. Pablo FernÃndez wrote:
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm interested in making a driver for the Kinesis Savant Elite
> > > > > Programable USB Foot Switches[1].
> > > > [1]+1 says
> > > > Linux, Sun and other Non Windows Platforms
> > > > Â Requires available USB port. Uses generic drivers provided by the
> > > > operating system. Due to the heterogeneity in these platforms, we cannot
> > > > guarantee compatibility with these systems. However, if your system can
> > > > use any USB mouse and keyboard, it will probably work with a Savant or
> > > > Savant Elite foot switch.
> > > >
> > > > I guess it's ordinary input device without any special driver needs.
> > > It sends ordinary mouse and keyboard commands, but you need a driver to
> > > program it what commands to send, and that's the part I want to cover: "
> > > it can be easily reprogrammed on a Windows [and only Windows] PC to
> > > perform any keyboard action or key combination."
> > But you didn't even mention that. Then try to search for usb ids in the
> > tree and also in google.
>
> I don't have the device. Maybe I can ask the vendor for the ids? how exactly
> should I ask?

Ask for specification, otherwise you won't be able to write a driver anyway.
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