USB CDC/ECM Class Driver for Windows CE and Mobile
Features Supported Platforms Demo Documentation Prices
Thesycon’s USB CDC/ECM device driver provides a network adapter emulation on Windows CE/Mobile operating systems by implementing the CDC/ECM protocol on USB. The driver works with devices that are compliant to the Communication Device Class (CDC) specification, sub-class Ethernet Control Model (ECM).
The driver runs on USB Host controllers that supports the Microsoft USB Host Driver Interface (USBDI).
USB CDC/ECM Class Driver Features
- NDIS Support. Exposes a network adapter interface
- Plug&Play. The driver fully supports plug and play.
- MAC Address. By default, the driver uses the MAC address reported by the device. If the device cannot provide a MAC address, the driver can use a MAC address defined in the registry or generate one from a public pool.
- IP Address. The IP address of the adapter can be assigned via DHCP, Auto-IP, or manually.
- Multiple USB Interfaces. The USB CDC/ECM class driver can be used with devices that implement multiple USB interfaces.
- Multiple Devices.The driver can be used with multiple devices
- USB Support. The driver supports USB 1.1 and USB 2.0
A similar driver is also available for Windows 2000 to Windows 7.
Free Demo
Current Version: 1.0
The demo version of the driver stops working after 30 minutes. To reset the demo timer the driver needs to be unloaded and loaded again. This can be done by rebooting the platform or disconnect and reconnect all USB devices were loaded for.
Documentation
Product Sheet - USB CDC/ECM Class Driver for Windows CE and Mobile 
Reference Manual - USB CDC/ECM Class Driver for Windows CE and Mobile
Licensing conditions & Prices
USB Vendor and Product ID
When designing a USB device you need an official USB vendor ID (VID) which is unique world-wide. Vendor ID's will be assigned by the USB Implementers Forum (www.usb.org). There is a fee of $1500 US.
Thesycon owns a USB vendor ID and provides a subset of product ID's (PID) to customers who licensed our USB software.
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