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What are some uses of a USB slave device?

• Sanddancer 13y ago
  It can be, to your computer, like any other USB device. So you can set it up to be a USB keyboard, USB joystick, USB storage device, etc. So, when you plug it in, you can have it set up that configuring the device, or getting logs, works like any other file operation, similar to how the wifly looks to a camera like just another sd card. Or have it enumerate as a usb input device, and use it to control and be controlled by a pdp 11 front panel ( http://retrocmp.com/projects/pdp-1170-panel/25-pdp-1170-console-panel http://retrocmp.com/projects/pdp-1170-panel/25-pdp-1170-cons... ). In short, it lets you tie whatever real-world interface device you've made to whatever pre-existing computing metaphor makes the most sense...or creating your own driver to let the sky be the limit.
  • plumeria 13y ago
    Cool, thanks for the explanation.