HID Driver Development Concepts (Windows Embedded CE 6.0)

1/6/2010

HID Driver Security

Only privileged modules can interact with the HID driver. For more information, see Enhancing the Security of a Device.

Required Entry Points

The following list shows the required entry points for all HID drivers:

• HIDDeviceAttach
• HIDDeviceNotifications

HID Collections

A HID collection is a grouping of data sources or data sinks associated with a HID device. HID usages define the uses of these data sources and data sinks. The following topics describe HID collections:

• HID Preparsed Data
• HID Link Collections
• HID Collection Capabilities
• HID Button Capability Arrays
• HID Value Capability Arrays
• HID Data Indexes

HID Reports

HID reports send data to and receive data from HID devices. The following topics describe HID reports:

• HID Report Initialization
• HID Report Interpretation
• Troubleshooting: HID Report Identifier Errors
• Troubleshooting: Dropped HID Reports

See Also

Other Resources

HID Drivers