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We need your help

The USB device market has grown considerable. There are literally ten thousands of devices out there, many of them in different revisions regarding firmware and hardware. Many of them carry different brand names but are internally the same devices.

We can't get each USB device for testing. That's impossible.

So we need your help. It's easy: just send as a list of devices you have connected to your HIGHWAY or SUBWAY board, with a small comment if it is working or not. By this our list will grow and help other users deciding if a certain USB device is worth buying or not.

All you have to do is entering

psddevlister > ram:deviceA.txt
echo "DeviceA brandname - works / works not" >> ram:deviceA.txt
and send us this file by eMail (please replace "deviceA" by the name of device :).

A hint for all users who prefer using the mouse and have already installed the new Poseidon V3.x: within the GUI Trident there are two functions for generating exactly these report files.
For further details, please take a look into the AmigaGuide manual of Poseidon.

Supported devices

In general, most USB devices are electrically compatible to the HIGHWAY / SUBWAY boards. All USB devices are enumerated in the same way, so they will show up in Poseidons psdDevLister or Trident GUI.
If a device is supported or not by Poseidon class drivers depends heavily if the device keeps the standard it claims to be built after. Especially flash card readers often differ here. If you encounter problems with devices which get a class binding but fail to work, please contact us on this issue.

Hubs

Allmost all should work.
If you have a hub with integrated peripherials (serial, PS/2, parallel) almost sure only the parallel port will work as printer interface.

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
USB Hub	Hama	`1105`	`8262`	works	4 ports self powered
eMedia	Cypress	`1204`	`257`	works	integrated keyboard hub, 2 ports, buspowered
Typhoon	Cypress	`1204`	`25952`	works	USB2.0 hub
Atmel Hub	Atmel	`1003`	`13074`	works	HW / SW root hub
Asound Hub	Atmel Coorp.	`1003`	`13057`	works	self powered
macally hub	Alcor	`1423`	`37395`	works	integrated keyboard hub, buspowered
Apple hub	Mitsumi	`1452`	`4098`	works	integrated keyboard hub, buspowered
Texas Instruments	Hub	`1105`	`5190`	works	selfpowered
Texas Instruments	Hub	`1105`	`8262`	works	---
Hub	Texas Instruments	`1105`	`8246`	works	monitor LG1810B
Hub	Texas Instruments	`1105`	`8292`	works	---
Hub	Philips Semiconductors	`1228`	`4386`	works	---
Hub	???	`4195`	`5461`	works	---
Hub	NEC	`1033`	`21931`	works	---
Ilyama Monitor Hub	Ilyama	`1249`	`513`	works	TFT monitor integrated hub
LG Monitor Hub	LG	`1986`	`17085`	works	TFT monitor integrated hub
D Link hub	Genesys Logic	`1507`	`1540`	works	self powered
Standard USB Hub	Atmel	`1003`	`13057`	problems	not USB compliant

Keyboards

All keyboards which support bootkeyboard mode are expected to work. If your USB keyboard fails then most probably it doesn't support bootkeyboard protocol anymore.
In this case please use the new HID class driver.

Please read the Poseidon manual entry for the hid.class carefully !

Known problems: only standard keys are supported at the moment, fancy features like extra keys (labeled: "Shopping", "Money", "Web", ...) will have to wait for the HID class driver.

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
macally Keyboard	Alcor	`1547`	`1`	works	integrated hub
eMedia Keyboard	Cypress	`1204`	`258`	works	integrated hub
LogiTech keyboard	Logitech	`1133`	`50436`	works	wireless RF
Cordless iTouch / MM	Logitech	`1133`	`50435`	works	wireless RF
LogiTech keyboard	Logitech	`1133`	`49921`	works	---
LogiTech keyboard	Logitech	`1133`	`49928`	works	scroll wheel
Natural Keyboard Pro	Microsoft	`1118`	`29`	works	---
Extended USB keyboard	Mitsumi	`1452`	`517`	works	integrated hub
USB keyboard	Tangtop	`3389`	`1`	works	---
Saitek PCDash2	Saitek	`1699`	`1490`	works	famous thingy from ARC2002

Mice

All mice supporting bootmouse mode are expected to work. Don't expect us to test all 98562 different models / brands of mice. If your mouse ceases to work then it will support only HID mode.
Solution for this problem is HID class.

Known problems: only three buttons and two movement axis are supported at the moment. Same hint as for keyboards applies here :)

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
USB Mouse	Genesys	`1507`	`1`	works	---
IBM Optical MOO9BO	IBM	`1203`	`12549`	works	---
USB Mouse	Cypress	`1204`	`1`	works	---
USB Optical Mouse	A4Tech	`2522`	`6`	works	optical
Cordless Optical Wheel Mouse	CREATIV	`1049`	`1`	works	optical
Saitek USB Mouse	Cypress	`1534`	`5`	works	optical
SM 100 XL	MS Tech	`1578`	`0`	works	optical / wireless
Qware Mouse	Cypress	`1534`	`17`	works	optical
Lifetec Mouse	Cypress	`1534`	`17`	works	optical / wireless
PS2/USB Combo mouse	Cypress	`1534`	`17`	works	---
Memorex MX4350RF	Cypress	`1534`	`17`	works	optical, wireless, 5 buttons
USB wireless mouse	Dexin	`1204`	`25456`	works	optical / wireless
USB Mouse	Novatek	`1539`	`26737`	works	---
USB Mouse	Primax	`1121`	`1089`	works	wheel
Cordless Optical Mouse MX700	Logitech	`1133`	`50438`	works	optical / wireless
LogiTech Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`50436`	works	wireless RF
Cordless Trackman FX	Logitech	`1133`	`50433`	works	wireless RF
USB Trackball	Logitech	`1133`	`50184`	works	---
USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`49188`	works	optical
Logitech Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`49153`	works	---
Logitech Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`49154`	works	USB / PS/2
Logitech Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`49166`	works	---
Logitech Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`49164`	works	---
Logitech Mouse	Logitech	`1133`	`49170`	works	---
Trackball	Logitech	`1133`	`50178`	works	---
Apple mouse	Fujitsu	`1452`	`770`	works	---
Apple mouse	Fujitsu	`1452`	`774`	works	optical
IntelliMouse Optical	MicroSoft	`1118`	`41`	works	---
IntelliMouse / IntelliEye	MicroSoft	`1118`	`64`	works	---
IntelliMouse / IntelliEye	MicroSoft	`1118`	`37`	works	reset problems
USB mouse	Tangtop	`3389`	`1`	works	---
Aiptek tablet	Aiptek	`2250`	`33`	works	---
WaCom tablet	Wacom	`1386`	`16`	problems	instable
WaCom tablet	Wacom	`1386`	`17`	problems	instable
APT-6000U	Aiptek	`2250`	`32`	problems	timing problem
Eleminator GamePad Pro	Gravis	`1149`	`16389`	no driver	HID class only

Printers

USB printers usually have a standard bidirectional or IEEE1284 interface behind the USB connector. These interfaces are standardized, so communication between the usbparallel.device and the printer itself should not be a problem.
If you encounter any problems with printers, please contact us. We also are interested if you should come across a printer working after IEEE1284 standard.

To get your printer really working you must have a driver for it.
We suggest using TurboPrint for this task. Many USB printers with both parallel and USB connector will work with standard printer drivers from TurboPrint already.

Please contact TurboPrint people directly in case you don't find a suitable printer driver.

Known problems: Epson printer with parallel and USB connector sometimes need a special control sequence to enable USB communication. If your Epson USB printer doesn't work or you get scrambled characters at the beginning of the page please contact us.

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
IEEE-1284 Controller	Prolific	`1659`	`8965`	works	USB printer cable
USB Parallel	Kouwell	`2098`	`22608`	works	USB printer cable
S400	Canon	`1193`	`4188`	works	ink
S500	Canon	`1193`	`4194`	works	ink
i550	Canon	`1193`	`4211`	works	ink
S750	Canon	`1193`	`???`	works	ink
S800	Canon	`1193`	`4190`	works	ink
S900	Canon	`1193`	`4199`	works	ink
BJC6200	Canon	`1193`	`4179`	works	ink
BJC2100	Canon	`1193`	`4182`	works	ink
C40S	Epson	`1208`	`5`	works	ink
C62	Epson	`1208`	`5`	works	ink
C80	Epson	`1208`	`5`	works	ink
740	Epson	`1208`	`1`	works	ink
760	Epson	`1208`	`42`	works	ink
Stylus Photo 1290	Epson	`1208`	`5`	works	ink
DeskJet 882c	HP	`1008`	`260`	works	ink
DeskJet 930C	HP	`1008`	`4612`	works	ink
LaserJet 1200	HP	`1008`	`791`	works	laser
photosmart 320	HP	`1008`	`16386`	works	ink
photosmart 7350	HP	`1008`	`15362`	works	ink
PCS 950	HP	`1008`	`7697`	works	multifunction device
DocuPrint P1210	Xerox	`2340`	`65528`	works	laser

Mass storage devices

This class is meant for devices like flash card readers, ZIPs, harddisks, CDROMs and some modern DigiCams. Unfortunately several methods can be used to talk with these devices, and only the SCSI command set is implemented so far. Moreover some devices have broken firmware and don't behave like expected in some cases (you will find these devices marked as "UNUSAL_DEVICE" in Linux source codes...).
If you consider buying a flash card reader please make sure it uses the correct protocol.

Known problems: broken firmware in many devices. See above.

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
USB ZIP 250	iomega	`1435`	`50`	works	power hungry
USB ZIP 100	iomega	`1435`	`51`	works	power hungry
USB peerless	iomega	`1435`	`112`	works	USB hard drive
Portable Hard Drive	iomega	`1435`	`113`	works	USB hard drive
Maxtor USB Drive	Maxtor	`3401`	`12288`	works	USB hard drive
Maxtor USB Drive	Maxtor	`3401`	`12304`	works	USB hard drive
Jukebox Recorder 20 (*)	Arcos	`1451`	`96`	works	USB HDD + MP3 player
S35/S34 MP3 player	Siemens	`1155`	`4871`	works	MP3 player S34/S35 handy
USB Drive	Shuttle Technology	`1254`	`2`	works	USB hard drive
Hexamedia	LaCie	`1403`	`32`	works	multistandard
P-SD-USB-M2-BX	PNY	`1423`	`37648`	works	multistandard
LAKS memory	???	`3744`	`26627`	works	watch + MSD
Minidrive 128	IOMEGA	`2284`	`17`	works	---
Plug Drive	Lexar	`1500`	`128`	works	---
BW11754	Bitwire	`2314`	`5313`	works	---
JetFlash	EasyDisk	`3190`	`5`	works	---
Pocket Flash Drive	Corega	`1962`	`21`	works	---
USB FlashDisk	???	`3793`	`26240`	works	---
PConKey	???	`3744`	`26627`	works	---
Cruzer	SanDisk	`1921`	`34952`	works	SD reader / memory
SmartMedia Reader	Sonix	`3141`	`4192`	works	---
HandyDrive	Apacer	`3453`	`256`	works	---
6in1 drive	Sharkoon	`3453`	`257`	works	---
6in1 (IC1100)	ICS	`3546`	`1`	works	CMD10 -> CMD6 needed
FlashMate	STM	`1155`	`4871`	works	multistandard
MultiFlash	Dura Micro	`3083`	`19187`	works	multistandard
Snap Port 128MB	Conceptronics	`3744`	`26627`	works	---
Solid State Disk	TwinMos	`3744`	`26627`	works	---
MemoryBird	Fujitsu	`3453`	`256`	works	---
SmartMedia R/W	Hagiwara Sys-Com	`1683`	`2`	works	---
CF Reader	Lexar	`1500`	`2`	works	CF only
MultiCard Reader	MCRW	`3759`	`1`	works	multistandard
USB Storage Device	Neodio	`2796`	`20496`	works	multistandard
USB Reader	Add-On Technology	`576`	`3453`	works	---
eUSB ORCA Quad Reader	SCM Microsystems	`1254`	`805`	works	---
Hama traveldrive 6in1	Carry Computer	`1996`	`512`	works	multistandard
Platinum reader	Carry Computer	`1996`	`513`	works	multistandard
USB Key	Leading Driver	`13922`	`25345`	works	---
JetFlash	EasyDisk	`3190`	`5`	works	64MB version
MP3 Pen	MP30X DRIVER	`1647`	`32768`	works	128MB + MP3 player
eUSB MMC Adapter	SCM	`1254`	`6`	works	---
Nomad MuVo	Creative Labs	`1054`	`16646`	works	---
C3100/C3020Z	Olympus	`1972`	`261`	works	digicam + MSD
C4100/C4000Z	Olympus	`1972`	`261`	works	digicam + MSD
C5050Z	Olympus	`1972`	`261`	works	digicam + MSD
C2Z, D520Z, C220Z	Olympus	`1972`	`258`	works	digicam + MSD
DSC E775	Nikon	`1200`	`262`	works	digicam + MSD
HandyCam	Sony	`1356`	`46`	works	digicam + MSD
DSC U20	Sony	`1356`	`16`	works	digicam + MSD
Camcorder DigiCam	Sharp / Lexar Media	`1500`	`4119`	works	digicam + MSD
Dimage	Minolta	`1670`	`16395`	works	digicam + MSD
photosmart 130	HP	`1008`	`14594`	works	digicam + MSD
KD 310Z	Konica	`1224`	`1830`	works	digicam + MSD
6900Z	Fuji	`100`	`1227`	unknown	digicam + MSD ?
USB Floppy	Teac	`1604`	`0`	fails	---
USB Zip CD	iomega	`1435`	`80`	fails	under investigation
QV 4000	Casio	`1999`	`4097`	fails	under investigation
QV 5700	Casio	`1999`	`4866`	fails	under investigation
photosmart 320	HP	`1008`	`26114`	fails	under investigation
DC265	Kodak	`1034`	`273`	vendor specific	---
C-2100 Ultra Zoom	Olympus	`1972`	`256`	vendor specific	---
ZIO reader	Shuttle	`1254`	`4112`	vendor specific	---
USB to Memory Stick R/W	DataFab System Inc.	`1988`	`41223`	vendor specific	---
Soligor CR102	Carry Computer Eng.	`1996`	`13`	vendor specific	---
USBXChange	Adaptec	`1011`	`8192`	vendor specific	---
Multimedia Audio Player	Diamond	`1114`	`20481`	vendor specific	---
MSAC-US1	Sony	`1356`	`45`	no SCSI emu	---

(*) only USB2.0 versions; the USB1.1 versions are unusual devices

DigiCams

Support for these devices cannot be given by class drivers but special third party software.
Unfortunately nearly all digital cameras use vendor specific routines to access the internal memory area. Anyhow there's a new class of digicams entering the market: they can either be used as "vendor specific" device or as mass storage device. In the latter case these devices can be used just like a flash card reader with Poseidon massstorage.class (tested, please see above).

A very promising software is vhi Studio developped by Felix Schwarz. A list of already supported cameras can be found there. If your digicam is not listed, please contact Felix Schwarz on driver availability.

As always, there's one exception to the rule: Chris Hodges has programmed a small dedicated driver for following cameras (and compatible ones with same camera control chip):

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
micromaxx USB Camera	STM	`1363`	`514`	works	---
USB Tower	Lego	`1684`	`1`	works	need NCQ
Trust Spycam 100plus	STM	`1363`	`514`	works	---
MD5139	Tevion (Sunplus)	`1276`	`20554`	no driver	vendor specific
USB Camera	LogiTech	`1133`	`2160`	no driver	vendor specific

Scanners

Support for these devices will not be given by class drivers but special third party software.
Although there's a class definition for scanner like devices we have not encountered a single scanner supporting it. USB scanners normally use vendor specific routines just like digicams.

Felix Schwarz of IOSPIRIT offers a good commercial software package, which also supports several USB scanners.
A list of supported scanners is available and is being updated as work progresses. If you have any questions regarding this product, please contact Felix Schwarz directly.

Modems

Name	Manufacturer	MID	PID	Status	Comment
Elsa Modem Board	Elsa	`1484`	`8805`	works	---
56k V.92 USB	STM	`1155`	`30036`	no driver	---
MicroLink 56k Fun USB EU	Elsa AG	`1484`	`8832`	no driver	---
V.90 modem	Conexant	`1394`	`4658`	no driver	---

General hints

Anyhow, there are some devices to be aware of:

power hungry devices: devices containing motors inside might encounter problems when directly connected to our USB controller cards. These devices sometimes draw more current from USB connectors then allowed, especially during spinup time. The HIGHWAY and SUBWAY cards limit current to strictly 500mA, so some of these devices might fail due to spinup problems.
This is not a hardware bug inside HIGHWAY and SUBWAY but a protection for your Amiga, as extended current drain over Zorro slots / clockport may destroy copper lines on your motherboard.
Solution: use a self-powered (i.e. with own power supply) hub for connection.
timing sensitive devices: some devices rely on reset timings which are far longer than those in the spec. As reset timing is handled by a statemachine in our root hub, they may not initialize correctly. PCs using UHCI controller can influence reset timing to support these devices.
Solution: avoid these devices.

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Michael Böhmer, 01.05.2006, webmaster