The developer's resource for computer interfacing, especially USB, serial (COM) ports, mass storage, Ethernet and Internet for embedded systems, and the parallel port.
News
USB Complete Fourth Edition is available from Amazon.com and other sources.
Answers to many questions are in my USB 3.0 Developers FAQ and USB Developers FAQ.
See the HID Page for .NET applications for accessing HID-class devices in Visual Basic and Visual C#.
Access COM-port devices in .NET with my Visual Basic 2005 .NET and Visual C# terminal emulator applications.
Resources
For each of my books, I have a resource page with information, tools, and links that relate to the topic at hand.
USB
USB Central. For developers of peripherals and software for the Universal Serial Bus
USB Complete: The Developer's Guide. Fourth Edition.
Serial Ports
Serial Port Central. For developers using serial links and networks, especially for monitoring and control applications
Serial Port Complete: COM Ports, USB Virtual COM Ports, and Ports for Embedded Systems. Second Edition.
Mass Storage
Mass Storage Page. For developers of USB mass-storage devices, devices that interface to flash-memory cards (MultiMediaCard, SD Card, CompactFlash), and embedded USB mass-storage hosts.
USB Mass Storage: Designing and Programming Devices and Embedded Hosts.
Embedded Ethernet and Internet
Embedded Ethernet and Internet Central. For developers of devices that communicate on Ethernet networks or on the Internet.
Embedded Ethernet and Internet Complete: Designing and Programming Small Devices for Networking.
Parallel Port
Parallel Port Central. For developers who are using the PC's parallel port, including ECP, EPP, bidirectional, and IEEE-1284 modes (and other I/O ports too). Includes inpout DLLs and other tools for port I/O.
Parallel Port Complete: Programming, Interfacing, and Using the PC's Parallel Printer Port.
Microcontrollers
8052-Basic Microcontrollers. For users of the 8052-Basic and similar 8051-family microcontrollers
The Microcontroller Idea Book. Circuits, Programs, & Applications featuring the 8052-BASIC Microcontroller.
Printed Circuit Boards
Making Printed Circuit Boards. Links to information and tools for making PC boards
Making Printed Circuit Boards: with projects and experiments