USB 3.0 Support!!

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Hi All,

I am working on USB3.0 Mass Storage Devices.

In case of USB2.0, you can easily develop Kerenel Mode Client Driver or use
WinUsb Straight away, as USB2.0 Native Stack is available with windows!!

Where to start in case of USB3.0?

Is something like WinUSB is available for 3.0? if not, Can we go for Client
Driver Development?

Is there any approach difference for Developing Client Driver with respect
to USB2.0?

How to get USB3.0 Stack for windows?

Please give some pointer, Thanks in advance!!

Thanks and Regards
Sunil

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I’d be really surprised if there wasnt a whitepaper answering all your questions and more…

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On 27/01/2011, at 18:07, “Sunil Kumar” wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I am working on USB3.0 Mass Storage Devices.
>
> In case of USB2.0, you can easily develop Kerenel Mode Client Driver or use WinUsb Straight away, as USB2.0 Native Stack is available with windows!!
>
> Where to start in case of USB3.0?
>
> Is something like WinUSB is available for 3.0? if not, Can we go for Client Driver Development?
>
> Is there any approach difference for Developing Client Driver with respect to USB2.0?
>
> How to get USB3.0 Stack for windows?
>
>
> Please give some pointer, Thanks in advance!!
>
> Thanks and Regards
> Sunil
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until windows officially supports usb3 (we have not yet announced any OS support), you will have to work with 3rd party stacks which expose the usb3.0 functionality you want to use. there is no guarantee that their interfaces will be compatible with what windows creates in the future.

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08:07 AM, Sunil Kumar wrote:

How to get USB3.0 Stack for windows?

Please give some pointer, Thanks in advance!!

Google “xHCI site:microsoft.com” (2011-01-27: 122 results)

Top link:
http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/6/A/86A97515-8AF4-4CA6-B516-CDA1139B8D93/CON-T537_en.pptx

“Microsoft intends to deliver Windows support for hardware that is
compliant with the xHCI specification” (slide 19)

“After the USB 3.0 specification is signed off we will provide you with
a list of supported Windows Operating Systems” (slide 22)

[Ref: http://www.osronline.com/showthread.cfm?link=177831]On 01/27/2011