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http://www.circuitsathome.com/store/usb-host-shield-2-0-released

The old forum thread about this shield is here -> http://arduino.cc/forum/index.php/topic,38137.0.html

The new shield is compatible with Megas and easier to use; I'm working on the next big revision of the library with hub support.

Enjoy!

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Hi,

I recently got this USB shield. I've downloaded the USB libraries from https://github.com/felis/USB_Host_Shield_2.0
I intend to use it to interface with a sensor which has a USB interface and use the Arduino to send the data over USB to an Android phone.
 
I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to building in new libraries for the Arduino.
Could you point me to anything on how to integrate the required software for the USB shield ?

Best Regards,
Richard

[Reply #2 on:]

USB hubs have been supported for quite some time so it is possible to plug both your sensor and Android phone to the shield via a hub. Android phone (ADK) is supported in he code; it is also possible to connect a phone via Bluetooth using cheap BT dongle. Check this category for more info ->  https://www.circuitsathome.com/category/mcu/arduino/usb-shield

[Reply #3 on:]

Can you point me to any basic sketch example - I have the USB shield plugged into my Arduino as shown in the first figure. A sensor is plugged into the USB port from the shield - how do I address the USB port on the shield ?

I dropped the USB_Host_Shield libraries into my arduino\libraries directory (...\arduino-1.0.1-windows\arduino-1.0.1\libraries\USB_Host_Shield).

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You don't need to worry about addressing. This sketch can be used to check if everything is put together correctly-> https://github.com/felis/USB_Host_Shield_2.0/tree/master/examples/USB_desc

[Reply #5 on:]

When I run the USB_Desc sketch I get:

"OSC did not start"

See the following photos

[Reply #6 on:]

The Arduino board you're using is Mega ADK, you can't use this shield with it. The board has USB host built in and I heard it's possible to use it with my code. Check the USB Host 2.0 forks on gitHub.

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It looks like you integrated this into the main branch ? (saw this in pull request 6:  https://github.com/felis/USB_Host_Shield_2.0/pull/6)


--Rick

[Reply #8 on:]

Could be - I'm not paying much attention to this particular board.

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Right, I'm using USB Host Shield with Arduino Uno. I'm very new with Arduino - please forgive me in advance for silly questions.

The shield is connected and red power LED is ON.
1) When I plug in a USB device, e.g. IPOD or USB memory stick nothing happens. I connected a 9 V external power supply - still nothing happens when USB devices are connected.

2) I installed the USB Host Shield 2.0 library and tried to compile example USB_desc.pde. I get error compiling with the following,

Code:

In file included from /data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.cpp:18:0:
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.h:109:22: error: '__FlashStringHelper' does not name a type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.h:109:42: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'parameter' with no type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.h:115:24: error: '__FlashStringHelper' does not name a type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.h:115:44: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'parameter' with no type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.cpp:725:23: error: '__FlashStringHelper' does not name a type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.cpp:725:44: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'ifsh' with no type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.cpp:762:25: error: '__FlashStringHelper' does not name a type
/data/tinkering/Arduino/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/SPP.cpp:762:46: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of 'ifsh' with no type

I am attaching my ~/.arduino/preferences.txt    What else can I do?

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What version of Arduino IDE are you using?

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Aha! of course the version from ubuntu repos is horribly outdated. I have upgraded to Arduino IDE 1.0.1 and verification is successful.

FYI I am using this USB host shield http://www.robotshop.com/ca/productinfo.aspx?pc=RB-Dfr-104&lang=en-US

I suceeded to query a usb device using [install dir]/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/examples/USB_desc/USB_desc.pde
and query a USB hub and attached devices using [install dir]/sketchbook/libraries/USB_Host_Shield/examples/hub_demo/hub_demo.pde

The typical workflow is: verify sketch --> upload sketch --> open serial monitor --> attach USB device --> (it sends device data)

Probably this is obvious, but it wasn't when I was starting out.

Thanks so much for your great contribution!

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Hi, I am trying to connect a Arduino to a Android mobile app using a USB Host shield.
I am using a Arduino Uno and a Sparkfun Host Shield.
This setup is working:

When I processess the usb_des sketch example in Arduino I got this printout:
####################
Start


01
--

Device descriptor:
Descriptor Length:   12
Descriptor type:   01
USB version:      0200
Device class:      00
Device Subclass:   00
Device Protocol:   00
Max.packet size:   40
Vendor  ID:      0FCE
Product ID:      5167
Revision ID:      0226
Mfg.string index:   01
Prod.string index:   02
Serial number index:   03
Number of conf.:   01

Configuration descriptor:
Total length:      0043
Num.intf:      02
Conf.value:      01
Conf.string:      00
Attr.:         80
Max.pwr:      FA
Unknown descriptor:
Length:      05
Type:      09
Contents:   0300020904

Interface descriptor:
Intf.number:      00
Alt.:         00
Endpoints:      03
Intf. Class:      06
Intf. Subclass:      01
Intf. Protocol:      01
Intf.string:      00

Endpoint descriptor:
Endpoint address:   85
Attr.:         02
Max.pkt size:      0040
Polling interval:   00

Endpoint descriptor:
Endpoint address:   05
Attr.:         02
Max.pkt size:      0040
Polling interval:   00

Endpoint descriptor:
Endpoint address:   86
Attr.:         03
Max.pkt size:      0040
Polling interval:   05

Interface descriptor:
Intf.number:      01
Alt.:         00
Endpoints:      02
Intf. Class:      FF
Intf. Subclass:      42
Intf. Protocol:      01
Intf.string:      00

Endpoint descriptor:
Endpoint address:   87
Attr.:         02
Max.pkt size:      0040
Polling interval:   00

Endpoint descriptor:
Endpoint address:   06
Attr.:         02
Max.pkt size:      0040
Polling interval:   00


Addr:1(0.0.1)

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