[SOLVED] cypress ez usb fx2 microcontroller ,, interfacing with usb ?

[rnb20_2000]

cy7c68013 managed code

sorry for the repeat of this question in the microcontroller design section and this section however i do need help with this problem::::::::

hey everyone, i would appreciate any help with this little problem, basically i'm building a dso using a cypress ez usb fx2 board (connunicating through the usb port naturally) model num (cy7c68013. my problem is that i do not know how to interface the board with the computer as in , how do i create a handle to the device driver associated with my board, if anyone has any ideas, source code or links to any relevant site, i would be more than greatful.
thanking you in advance,
regards

ps i heard that it has something to do with mfc programming ??

 

[mandrei]

ez-usb dll

Dear rnb20_2000,

The Window$ operating system, can talk with a USB hardware at highest speed only when a WDM driver (.sys) is instaled for your device.
After WDM driver instalation you must write a PC program wich comunicate with your device via some API functions such as:

*phDeviceHandle = CreateFile( completeDeviceName, GENERIC_WRITE,...

DeviceIoControl (hDevice,...

You can use Win32 API (for C programming) or MFC (for C++ programing), but i higly recomend you to use C# for new projects (call API functions from dll's using managed code)

To learn USB programming on PC side i recomand you the book "USB design by example" by John Hyde, the best reference ever written on this subject.

Programming USB is not a simple task, but dont be descouraged, with the examples from Hyde's bible all is verry simple!!