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    Default Qt applications and USB

    I'm relatively new to Qt and I've been hoping to write an application that is cross-platform, but uses USB to communicate to a device. I'm curious how this might work in Qt. Does Qt have a means of talking to USB (hearing plug/unplug events, communicatoin, etc.) or do I need to solve that problem for each platform?

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    Default Re: Qt applications and USB

    Qt itself does not support USB, so you will have to solve that problem on each platform.

    However, if the USB communication is something like a virtual serial port which you have drivers for, then Qt can told to your USB device using a serial port class (such as Qextserialport, QSerialPort, etc). This is quite common so hopefully it does.

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    Default Re: Qt applications and USB

    What kind of USB device? USB/Serial converter or what?
    If the USB / Serial - using the fact that advised above or QSerialDevice (http://qt-apps.org/content/show.php?content=112039).
    If another type of USB device - the would probably "libusb".

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