USB hotplug not working #4

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1. thegecko commented on Jan 3, 2024

   

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   Please provide some versions (node-usb, electron), your OS and repro steps.
2. RosiersRobin commented on Jan 8, 2024

   

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   OS: Windows 10 Home
   node-usb: ^2.11.0
   electron: ^24.0.0

   Steps to reproduce

   1. Clone the repo (this repo)
   2. install using npm i
   3. start app using npm start
   4. Plug in a USB device
   5. nothing hapens

   Expected behavior
   USB list should change with the new added device.

   Example screenshot of the application:
   
3. thegecko commented on Jan 8, 2024

   

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   Thanks,

   can you outline the sort of device you are trying to detect? HID devices are often claimed by the OS on windows, so things like mice/keyboards/printers etc. may not appear.

   Ideally, the interface class type of the device would be helpful.
4. RosiersRobin commented on Jan 8, 2024

   

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   I don't know if you're familliar with ESP32? It's just a dev board.

   Sillicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge. So a COM port.

   
5. thegecko commented on Jan 8, 2024

   

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   For COM ports on desktop, I recommend using https://serialport.io/

   I doubt the UART is wired up in any way to be easily accessible via the low-level USB interfaces
6. RosiersRobin commented on Jan 8, 2024

   

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   I'm using that library, but there is no hotplug event thing (for as far as I know?)
7. thegecko commented on Jan 8, 2024

   

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   Hmm, I am assuming the OS is claiming the COM interface.

   Some things to try:

   • If you have access to the firmware, you could potentially expose another interface with custom class (0xFF) which the OS doesn't claim and this library can detect.
   • See if the https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection package meets your needs better.
8. RosiersRobin commented on Nov 27, 2024

   

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   So I've tried with the deprecated package, it didn't work.

   Seems like windows doesn't like to tell electron 'hey, there is a new device', since the thing I did currently works perfectly on macos.