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The USB host port is a standard USB 2.0 at 480Mbps.  The Linux kernel provides most of the USB support, and some devices may require a [[#Kernel Compile Guide|kernel recompile]].  For writing your own USB support you may want to look into [http://www.libusb.org/ libusb].
The USB host port is a standard USB 2.0 at 480Mbps.  The Linux kernel provides most of the USB support, and some devices may require a [[#Kernel Compile Guide|kernel recompile]].  Common devices such as keyboards, mice, wifi, and ethernet should mostly work out of the box.
 
Alternatively, the [http://www.libusb.org/ libusb] project can be used to communicate directly with USB peripherals from userspace.

Revision as of 12:50, 30 April 2014

The USB host port is a standard USB 2.0 at 480Mbps. The Linux kernel provides most of the USB support, and some devices may require a kernel recompile. Common devices such as keyboards, mice, wifi, and ethernet should mostly work out of the box.

Alternatively, the libusb project can be used to communicate directly with USB peripherals from userspace.