Thread: usb to db15
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Unread 02-11-2004, 21:13
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Re: usb to db15

I would like to remind everyone that USB requires two way communication. The device needs to exhibit a serial name in addition to the serial data so it can be identified by the host and know when it is sending (or ready to send) data. There is also a requirement to have some interpretor in the host device that will issue and receive data packets from the USB device. That is a lot of work just to use a USB joystick. I know that Innonvation First is working on the problem of fewer gameport joysticks being available but when we first asked the question, they thought that the USB took too much to implement. They were continuing to watch the problem
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