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thijmen321
thijmen321

Reputation: 475

Arduino USB Driver

I want to make a program to interface with my Arduino through an USB port. I am already quite experienced with C# (which is the language I want to use), but I cannot find a way to install the Arduino USB driver without also installing the IDE. Can I download them somewhere? Or is there a better way to use USB (I do not need to upload any code to the board with the program)?

I know that there are a lot of tutorials on making the program, but they all seem to use the SerialPortclass which I assume is not the actual USB port but just a serial port made by the driver.

In short:
Q1: Where can I download the Arduino USB driver?
Q2: If I can't, what is the best way to do communicate using USB (maybe another driver or library)?

(Please tell me if my question does not make sense, this is the first time I am doing something with USB)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1081

Answers (1)

Aleksandar Trajchevski
Aleksandar Trajchevski

Reputation: 66

The "original" Arduinos that have build-in chip for serial communication are using FTDI's FT232RL chip. Here's the driver for these: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

The most cheap clones of those Arduino boards (from eBay, Aliexpress, etc) are using the CH340 chip for serial communication. Driver for these: http://www.wch.cn/download/CH341SER_EXE.html

Upvotes: 1

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