Hello world USB java

Hello all :)

I know a bit of java since some years ago. I have to do a project for university based on a communication protocol between a robot arm and a java application using a USB cable.

I use NETBEANS IDE 6.7.1 to develop my simple applications. My real problem is I don't know how to handle the USB, what librarys it uses, what plugins will be needed for handling USB, etc. In other words I don't know what to start with.

I researched about USB tecnology and found out that USB 1.1 will be enough because I won't need a big ammount of data transferred, just 2 or 3 dozens of bytes need to be put in the cable, and the time won't be an issue for sure.

See if this old article is still applicable.

I'll check it out :)

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