Interfacing USB Keyboards and Mice with Microcontrollers
Integrating standard user input devices into embedded systems typically requires a complex USB host stack, which can be resource-intensive for many microcontrollers. This category offers specialized hardware solutions designed to bridge the gap between standard USB Human Interface Devices (HID) and simple embedded processors. Our chips handle the intricate USB communication process, acting as a host for USB keyboards and mice. Instead of managing enumeration, descriptors, and polling rates, your microcontroller simply receives processed input data—such as specific keystrokes or X/Y mouse coordinates—via a standard serial stream like UART. This architecture makes it possible to add sophisticated input methods to industrial controls, kiosks, and headless devices without an operating system.
Simplifying Embedded USB Host Development
Writing drivers for USB peripherals is a notorious bottleneck in firmware development due to the complexity of the protocol. INACKS integrated circuits and modules help a lot to develop products with this category because it avoids the firmware engineer to have to implement by itself the protocol, therefore there are less costs, and product can be ended sooner. By offloading the protocol stack to our dedicated hardware, you eliminate the need to understand the low-level details of HID class implementation. This allows developers to focus entirely on the application logic while benefiting from the reliability and familiarity of standard USB input devices. The result is a streamlined development process that significantly reduces engineering overhead.
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