Can we detect device type connected in USB port through C#?

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Hi,
In C#, can we write a program which will do the following thing?
Whenever some external device is connected with it through USB port:
i.I can detect the device type[webcam,card reader etc.]
ii.Search the existence of corresponding driver s/w in the local m/c,if found,execute[run] automatically.
There are other additional functionalists as well,but for the beginning,can we implement the above two scenarios?

Thanks,
Avishek

Posted 8-Feb-11 3:18am

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Manas Bhardwaj · Answer 1 · 2011-02-08T03:26:00

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I would start reading up from here[^] (or many other[^] resources on Google).

Posted 8-Feb-11 3:26am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 8-Feb-11 16:43pm

Very good, my 5
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Nish Nishant · Answer 2 · 2011-02-08T05:17:00

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Adding to Manas's answer:

You will most likely need to P/Invoke RegisterDeviceNotification and related APIs.

See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363431(v=vs.85).aspx[^]

Posted 8-Feb-11 5:17am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 8-Feb-11 16:43pm

Sure, my 5,
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raghumaruka · Answer 3 · 2011-02-08T08:40:00

absolutely dear,

using system.io;

//Get all drives enumeration using
DriveInfo di[]= DriveInfo.GetDrives();
foreach(DriveInfo divinfo in fi)
{
         If(divinfo.IsReady)
            {
                  Console.writeline(divinfo.DriveType);
            }
else
Console.Writeline("Device not Ready");

}

// To detect devices automatically
use a timer control and call a method in every 5 or 10 second that include this for loop

Member 10026375 · Answer 4 · 2013-05-05T19:15:00

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Hi ,
i want code in C#. how to detect the usb device .if conneted USb .In which port USb pluged

Posted 5-May-13 19:15pm

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