seek device connected to usb port

[kievari]

Hi,

For first time, I'm going to develop an Java program (based on Eclipse RCP) that seeks for a device connected to the usb port.

I searched for it, hitting Sun Microsystems solutions but they seem old and there must be newer ways.

Could you please lead me to the best place to start from? Any new lib to use, or good tutorials/forum threads you know is a good starting point?

Thank you :D

[toadaly]

It really depends on the approach you want to take. USB support is not part of the standard java distribution, but you have several options:

- Pick a third party USB java package. JSR80 and jUSB are the two most popular. Read the documentation to see how to use the API to scan for the device

- Write your own native code to do what you want and wrap it with JNI

- Write your own native code to do what you want and interact with it using Runtime.exec

[kievari]

Thank you!