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USB Digital Multimeter Driver Using HIDAPI

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This driver program decodes and displays LCD output from a Victor 86B USB DMM data packet that has been accessed using HIDAPI functions.
/*******************************************************
 Demo Program for HIDAPI
 
 Alan Ott
 Signal 11 Software

 2010-07-20

 Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved
 
 This contents of this file may be used by anyone
 for any reason without any conditions and may be
 used as a starting point for your own applications
 which use HIDAPI.
********************************************************/


#include <fx.h>

#include "hidapi.h"
#include "mac_support.h"
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <limits.h>

#ifdef _WIN32
	// Thanks Microsoft, but I know how to use strncpy().
	#pragma warning(disable:4996)
#endif

class MainWindow : public FXMainWindow {
	FXDECLARE(MainWindow)
	
public:
	enum {
		ID_FIRST = FXMainWindow::ID_LAST,
		ID_CONNECT,
		ID_DISCONNECT,
		ID_RESCAN,
		ID_SEND_OUTPUT_REPORT,
		ID_SEND_FEATURE_REPORT,
		ID_GET_FEATURE_REPORT,
		ID_CLEAR,
		ID_TIMER,
		ID_MAC_TIMER,
		ID_LAST,
	};
	
private:
	FXList *device_list;
	FXButton *connect_button;
	FXButton *disconnect_button;
	FXButton *rescan_button;
	FXButton *output_button;
	FXLabel *connected_label;
	FXTextField *output_text;
	FXButton *feature_button;
	FXButton *get_feature_button;
	FXTextField *feature_text;
	FXTextField *get_feature_text;
	FXText *input_text;
	FXFont *title_font;
	
	struct hid_device_info *devices;
	hid_device *connected_device;
	size_t getDataFromTextField(FXTextField *tf, char *buf, size_t len);


protected:
	MainWindow() {};
public:
	MainWindow(FXApp *a);
	~MainWindow();
	virtual void create();
	
	long onConnect(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onDisconnect(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onRescan(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onSendOutputReport(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onSendFeatureReport(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onGetFeatureReport(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onClear(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onTimeout(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
	long onMacTimeout(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr);
};

// FOX 1.7 changes the timeouts to all be nanoseconds.
// Fox 1.6 had all timeouts as milliseconds.
#if (FOX_MINOR >= 7)
	const int timeout_scalar = 1000*1000;
#else
	const int timeout_scalar = 1;
#endif

FXMainWindow *g_main_window;


FXDEFMAP(MainWindow) MainWindowMap [] = {
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_CONNECT, MainWindow::onConnect ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_DISCONNECT, MainWindow::onDisconnect ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_RESCAN, MainWindow::onRescan ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_SEND_OUTPUT_REPORT, MainWindow::onSendOutputReport ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_SEND_FEATURE_REPORT, MainWindow::onSendFeatureReport ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_GET_FEATURE_REPORT, MainWindow::onGetFeatureReport ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_COMMAND, MainWindow::ID_CLEAR, MainWindow::onClear ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_TIMEOUT, MainWindow::ID_TIMER, MainWindow::onTimeout ),
	FXMAPFUNC(SEL_TIMEOUT, MainWindow::ID_MAC_TIMER, MainWindow::onMacTimeout ),
};

FXIMPLEMENT(MainWindow, FXMainWindow, MainWindowMap, ARRAYNUMBER(MainWindowMap));

MainWindow::MainWindow(FXApp *app)
	: FXMainWindow(app, "HIDAPI Test Application", NULL, NULL, DECOR_ALL, 200,100, 425,600)
{
	devices = NULL;
	connected_device = NULL;

	FXVerticalFrame *vf = new FXVerticalFrame(this, LAYOUT_FILL_Y|LAYOUT_FILL_X);

	FXLabel *label = new FXLabel(vf, "HIDAPI Test Tool");
	title_font = new FXFont(getApp(), "Arial", 14, FXFont::Bold);
	label->setFont(title_font);
	
	new FXLabel(vf,
		"Select a device and press Connect.", NULL, JUSTIFY_LEFT);
	new FXLabel(vf,
		"Output data bytes can be entered in the Output section, \n"
		"separated by space, comma or brackets. Data starting with 0x\n"
		"is treated as hex. Data beginning with a 0 is treated as \n"
		"octal. All other data is treated as decimal.", NULL, JUSTIFY_LEFT);
	new FXLabel(vf,
		"Data received from the device appears in the Input section.",
		NULL, JUSTIFY_LEFT);
	new FXLabel(vf, "");

	// Device List and Connect/Disconnect buttons
	FXHorizontalFrame *hf = new FXHorizontalFrame(vf, LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	//device_list = new FXList(new FXHorizontalFrame(hf,FRAME_SUNKEN|FRAME_THICK, 0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0), NULL, 0, LISTBOX_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y|LAYOUT_FIX_WIDTH|LAYOUT_FIX_HEIGHT, 0,0,300,200);
	device_list = new FXList(new FXHorizontalFrame(hf,FRAME_SUNKEN|FRAME_THICK|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y, 0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0), NULL, 0, LISTBOX_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y, 0,0,300,200);
	FXVerticalFrame *buttonVF = new FXVerticalFrame(hf);
	connect_button = new FXButton(buttonVF, "Connect", NULL, this, ID_CONNECT, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	disconnect_button = new FXButton(buttonVF, "Disconnect", NULL, this, ID_DISCONNECT, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	disconnect_button->disable();
	rescan_button = new FXButton(buttonVF, "Re-Scan devices", NULL, this, ID_RESCAN, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	new FXHorizontalFrame(buttonVF, 0, 0,0,0,0, 0,0,50,0);

	connected_label = new FXLabel(vf, "Disconnected");
	
	new FXHorizontalFrame(vf);
	
	// Output Group Box
	FXGroupBox *gb = new FXGroupBox(vf, "Output", FRAME_GROOVE|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	FXMatrix *matrix = new FXMatrix(gb, 2, MATRIX_BY_COLUMNS|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	//hf = new FXHorizontalFrame(gb, LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	output_text = new FXTextField(matrix, 40, NULL, 0, TEXTFIELD_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_COLUMN);
	output_text->setText("1 0x81 0");
	output_button = new FXButton(matrix, "Send Output Report", NULL, this, ID_SEND_OUTPUT_REPORT, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	output_button->disable();
	//new FXHorizontalFrame(matrix, LAYOUT_FILL_X);

	//hf = new FXHorizontalFrame(gb, LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	feature_text = new FXTextField(matrix, 40, NULL, 0, TEXTFIELD_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_COLUMN);
	feature_button = new FXButton(matrix, "Send Feature Report", NULL, this, ID_SEND_FEATURE_REPORT, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	feature_button->disable();

	get_feature_text = new FXTextField(matrix, 40, NULL, 0, TEXTFIELD_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_COLUMN);
	get_feature_button = new FXButton(matrix, "Get Feature Report", NULL, this, ID_GET_FEATURE_REPORT, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_FILL_X);
	get_feature_button->disable();


	// Input Group Box
	gb = new FXGroupBox(vf, "Input", FRAME_GROOVE|LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y);
	FXVerticalFrame *innerVF = new FXVerticalFrame(gb, LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y);
	input_text = new FXText(new FXHorizontalFrame(innerVF,LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y|FRAME_SUNKEN|FRAME_THICK, 0,0,0,0, 0,0,0,0), NULL, 0, LAYOUT_FILL_X|LAYOUT_FILL_Y);
	input_text->setEditable(false);
	new FXButton(innerVF, "Clear", NULL, this, ID_CLEAR, BUTTON_NORMAL|LAYOUT_RIGHT);
	

}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
	if (connected_device)
		hid_close(connected_device);
	hid_exit();
	delete title_font;
}

void
MainWindow::create()
{
	FXMainWindow::create();
	show();

	onRescan(NULL, 0, NULL);
	

#ifdef __APPLE__
	init_apple_message_system();
#endif
	
	getApp()->addTimeout(this, ID_MAC_TIMER,
		50 * timeout_scalar /*50ms*/);
}

long
MainWindow::onConnect(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	if (connected_device != NULL)
		return 1;
	
	FXint cur_item = device_list->getCurrentItem();
	if (cur_item < 0)
		return -1;
	FXListItem *item = device_list->getItem(cur_item);
	if (!item)
		return -1;
	struct hid_device_info *device_info = (struct hid_device_info*) item->getData();
	if (!device_info)
		return -1;
	
	connected_device =  hid_open_path(device_info->path);
	
	if (!connected_device) {
		FXMessageBox::error(this, MBOX_OK, "Device Error", "Unable To Connect to Device");
		return -1;
	}
	
	hid_set_nonblocking(connected_device, 1);

	getApp()->addTimeout(this, ID_TIMER,
		5 * timeout_scalar /*5ms*/);
	
	FXString s;
	s.format("Connected to: %04hx:%04hx -", device_info->vendor_id, device_info->product_id);
	s += FXString(" ") + device_info->manufacturer_string;
	s += FXString(" ") + device_info->product_string;
	connected_label->setText(s);
	output_button->enable();
	feature_button->enable();
	get_feature_button->enable();
	connect_button->disable();
	disconnect_button->enable();
	input_text->setText("");


	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onDisconnect(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	hid_close(connected_device);
	connected_device = NULL;
	connected_label->setText("Disconnected");
	output_button->disable();
	feature_button->disable();
	get_feature_button->disable();
	connect_button->enable();
	disconnect_button->disable();

	getApp()->removeTimeout(this, ID_TIMER);
	
	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onRescan(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	struct hid_device_info *cur_dev;

	device_list->clearItems();
	
	// List the Devices
	hid_free_enumeration(devices);
	devices = hid_enumerate(0x0, 0x0);
	cur_dev = devices;	
	while (cur_dev) {
		// Add it to the List Box.
		FXString s;
		FXString usage_str;
		s.format("%04hx:%04hx -", cur_dev->vendor_id, cur_dev->product_id);
		s += FXString(" ") + cur_dev->manufacturer_string;
		s += FXString(" ") + cur_dev->product_string;
		usage_str.format(" (usage: %04hx:%04hx) ", cur_dev->usage_page, cur_dev->usage);
		s += usage_str;
		FXListItem *li = new FXListItem(s, NULL, cur_dev);
		device_list->appendItem(li);
		
		cur_dev = cur_dev->next;
	}

	if (device_list->getNumItems() == 0)
		device_list->appendItem("*** No Devices Connected ***");
	else {
		device_list->selectItem(0);
	}

	return 1;
}

size_t
MainWindow::getDataFromTextField(FXTextField *tf, char *buf, size_t len)
{
	const char *delim = " ,{}\t\r\n";
	FXString data = tf->getText();
	const FXchar *d = data.text();
	size_t i = 0;
	
	// Copy the string from the GUI.
	size_t sz = strlen(d);
	char *str = (char*) malloc(sz+1);
	strcpy(str, d);
	
	// For each token in the string, parse and store in buf[].
	char *token = strtok(str, delim);
	while (token) {
		char *endptr;
		long int val = strtol(token, &endptr, 0);
		buf[i++] = val;
		token = strtok(NULL, delim);
	}
	
	free(str);
	return i;
}

long
MainWindow::onSendOutputReport(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	char buf[256];
	size_t len;
	len = getDataFromTextField(output_text, buf, sizeof(buf));
	
	int res = hid_write(connected_device, (const unsigned char*)buf, len);
	if (res < 0) {
		FXMessageBox::error(this, MBOX_OK, "Error Writing", "Could not write to device. Error reported was: %ls", hid_error(connected_device));
	}
	
	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onSendFeatureReport(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	char buf[256];
	size_t len;
	len = getDataFromTextField(feature_text, buf, sizeof(buf));
	for (int i = 0; i < len; i++) {
		printf("%02hhx\n", buf[i]);
	}
	
	int res = hid_send_feature_report(connected_device, (const unsigned char*)buf, len);
	if (res < 0) {
		FXMessageBox::error(this, MBOX_OK, "Error Writing", "Could not send feature report to device. Error reported was: %ls", hid_error(connected_device));
	}
	
	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onGetFeatureReport(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	char buf[256];
	size_t len;
	len = getDataFromTextField(get_feature_text, buf, sizeof(buf));
	if (len != 1) {
		FXMessageBox::error(this, MBOX_OK, "Too many numbers", "Enter only a single report number in the text field");
	}
	
	int res = hid_get_feature_report(connected_device, (unsigned char*)buf, sizeof(buf));
	if (res < 0) {
		FXMessageBox::error(this, MBOX_OK, "Error Getting Report", "Could not get feature report from device. Error reported was: %ls", hid_error(connected_device));
	}

	if (res > 0) {
		FXString s;
		s.format("Returned Feature Report. %d bytes:\n", res);
		for (int i = 0; i < res; i++) {
			FXString t;
			t.format("%02hhx ", buf[i]);
			s += t;
			if ((i+1) % 4 == 0)
				s += " ";
			if ((i+1) % 16 == 0)
				s += "\n";
		}
		s += "\n";
		input_text->appendText(s);
		input_text->setBottomLine(INT_MAX);
	}

	
	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onClear(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	input_text->setText("");
	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onTimeout(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
	unsigned char buf[256];
	int res = hid_read(connected_device, buf, sizeof(buf));
	
	if (res > 0) {
		FXString s;
		s.format("Received %d bytes:\n", res);
		for (int i = 0; i < res; i++) {
			FXString t;
			t.format("%02hhx ", buf[i]);
			s += t;
			if ((i+1) % 4 == 0)
				s += " ";
			if ((i+1) % 16 == 0)
				s += "\n";
		}
		s += "\n";
		input_text->appendText(s);
		input_text->setBottomLine(INT_MAX);
	}
	if (res < 0) {
		input_text->appendText("hid_read() returned error\n");
		input_text->setBottomLine(INT_MAX);
	}

	getApp()->addTimeout(this, ID_TIMER,
		5 * timeout_scalar /*5ms*/);
	return 1;
}

long
MainWindow::onMacTimeout(FXObject *sender, FXSelector sel, void *ptr)
{
#ifdef __APPLE__
	check_apple_events();
	
	getApp()->addTimeout(this, ID_MAC_TIMER,
		50 * timeout_scalar /*50ms*/);
#endif

	return 1;
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
	FXApp app("HIDAPI Test Application", "Signal 11 Software");
	app.init(argc, argv);
	g_main_window = new MainWindow(&app);
	app.create();
	app.run();
	return 0;
}

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David Moloney holds a B.Eng. degree from Dublin City University, and Ph.D. in Engineering from Trinity College Dublin. For the past 25 years he has worked in microelectronics starting in 1985 with Infineon in Munich and ST Microelectronics in Milan, before returning to Ireland 1994 to help found a series of start-up technology companies including Parthus-CEVA and Silansys. David is currently co-founder (2005) and CTO of Movidius Ltd., a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Dublin and focused on the design of software programmable multimedia accelerator SoCs. He holds 18 US patents and numerous conference and journal papers on DSP and computer architecture. David is a member of the IEEE.

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