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UHID(4)                   NetBSD Programmer's Manual                   UHID(4)


NAME

     uhid - USB generic HID support


SYNOPSIS

     uhid* at uhub?


DESCRIPTION

     The uhid driver provides support for all HID (Human Interface Device) in-
     terfaces in USB devices that do not have a special driver.

     Use ioctl(2) with USB_GET_REPORT_DESC to get the HID report descriptor.
     Using this descriptor the exact layout and meaning of data to/from the
     device can be found.

     Use read(2) to get data from the device.  Data should be read in chunks
     of the size prescribed by the report descriptor.  Use write(2) send data
     to the device.  Data should be written in chunks of the size prescribed
     by the report descriptor.


SEE ALSO

     usb(4), usbhidctl(1)


HISTORY

     The uhid driver appeared in NetBSD 1.4.

NetBSD 1.4                       July 12, 1998                               1