Re: [Libusb-devel] USB VID/PID for open source projects

[Xiaofan C. <xia...@gm...>]

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 5:19 AM, Peter Stuge <pe...@st...> wrote:
> Тихомиров Валентин wrote:
>> I wonder why nobody so far implemented my idea - purchasing a VID
>> and selling the PIDs.
>
> Somebody has already done this, and have been stopped, because USB-IF
> does not allow selling product ids.

Wouter is one of them. He has stopped after getting letters from USB-IF.
http://www.voti.nl/shop/catalog.html?USB-PID-10
http://www.voti.nl/docs/usb-pid.html

This one has got its VID revoked even though they are still selling...
http://www.mcselec.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=92&option=com_phpshop&Itemid=1

>
> As for test devices I think it is very important to use different
> vidpids for each actual different device. If it is not the same
> design then it should not have the same vidpid IMO.

What do you mean by different design? I think as long as
the end function is the same, the VID/PID combination
can be the same even if different MCU/MPU is used.

For example, Linux based Gadget driver will have the
same VID/PID with given functions even though the
MPU used can be different.



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