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May I know, from which API we can find out exactly our hardware is connected on which port?
I know about my H/W vendor ID, so with the help of that I want to know exactly on which port my device is connected?
Note: I got failed on SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetail() API. That gave all the H/W details except my device which is connected to my PC
Devices that connect to a serial port typically aren't "plug-and-play" devices - meaning the OS doesn't know what you have connected to the serial port.
Does the device you're looking for have an entry in device manager?
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For the first time, user will provide the driver software for their H/W to OS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Codeplug
But there after, if user connected the device to PC after sometime, our program has to detect, exactly on which port the device has connected?
What device is it?
How does it connect to the PC? USB? DB9 serial connection?
Does the device have an entry in device manager when it is connected?
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Its an USB device. I have the driver software for that particular device and installed in the PC.Quote:
Originally Posted by Codeplug
Whenever i connected to PC, its having a entry point in Device Manager.
(By manually, I can go and check under MyComputer->Manage->DeviceManager->Ports)
But I want to write a program to detect the Port number automatically whenever its connected to PC.
Any API's recommented?
Note: I know Product Id and Vendor Id of that particular Device.
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You will need to pass false to the last parameter of ListDeviceClassData(), and use the device-interface-class-guid for your device: System-Defined Device Interface Classes (Windows Drivers)
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