On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 9:17 PM, Xiaofan Chen <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Xiaofan Chen <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Uwe Bonnes >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> "Xiaofan" == Xiaofan Chen <[email protected]> writes: >>> Xiaofan> The MinGW and MInGW-w64 test build of libftdi-1.0 git is also >>> Xiaofan> here. http://code.google.com/p/picusb/downloads/list >>> >>> What backend do these binaries need/use/provide? >> >> It needs libusb-1.0 Windows backend. I am using the latest >> binary snapshot from Pete Batard. >> http://www.libusb.org/wiki/windows_backend >> http://libusb-winusb-wip.googlecode.com/files/libusb_2011.07.06.7z >> >> In order to use this, the user will have to replace FTDI's driver with >> Microsoft WinUSB. To do that, it is recommend that the user >> uses libwdi/Zadig. >> http://www.libusb.org/wiki/windows_backend >> http://sourceforge.net/projects/libwdi/files/zadig/ >> > > Just to help people to get start with libftdi-1.0 under Windows with > MinGW, here is a convenience package.
http://code.google.com/p/picusb/downloads/list libftdi1_devkit_MinGW32_17July2011.zip > It includes the following. > 1) include file for libftdi-1.0 and libusb-1.0 > 2) MinGW 32bit dll for libftdi-1.0 and libusb-1.0 > 2) MinGW import and static library for libftdi-1.0 and libusb-1.0 > 3) MinGW 32 bit build of libftdi-1.0 and libusb-1.0 examples. > 4) Zadig Driver installer which works under 32bit/64bit Windows. > > System requirements: XP 32bit, Vista 32bit/64bit, Windows 7 32bit/64bit. > 32bit/64bit Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 should also work. Take note that WinUSB does not work under Windows 2000 and 32bit/64bit Windows 2003. > Step 1: use Zadig to install the WinUSB driver for an FTDI device > (this will replace the FTDI driver, you can use Device manager to > switch back to the original FTDI driver). > > Step 2: Run the test program to see if the driver installation is correct. > > Step 3: put the include and library file to the MinGW include and lib > directory > > Step 4: build your MinGW libftdi program with MinGW > > Step 5: test your build, you need to put libusb-1.0.dll and libftdi.dll in > the same directory > -- Xiaofan -- libftdi - see http://www.intra2net.com/en/developer/libftdi for details. To unsubscribe send a mail to [email protected]
