espressif_idf-extra-components/usb/usb_host_msc/README.md

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USB Host MSC (Mass Storage Class) Driver

Component Registry

This directory contains an implementation of a USB Mass Storage Class Driver implemented on top of the USB Host Library.

MSC driver allows access to USB flash drivers using the BOT “Bulk-Only Transport” protocol and the Transparent SCSI command set.

Usage

  • First, usb host library has to be initialized by calling usb_host_install
  • USB Host Library events have to be handled by invoking usb_host_lib_handle_events periodically. In general, an application should spawn a dedicated task handle USB Host Library events. However, in order to save RAM, an already existing task can also be used to call usb_host_lib_handle_events.
  • Mass Storage Class driver is installed by calling usb_msc_install function along side with configuration.
  • Supplied configuration contains user provided callback function invoked whenever MSC device is connected/disconnected and optional parameters for creating background task handling MSC related events. Alternatively, user can call usb_msc_handle_events function from already existing task.
  • After receiving MSC_DEVICE_CONNECTED event, user has to install device with usb_msc_install_device function, obtaining MSC device handle.
  • USB descriptors can be printed out with usb_msc_print_descriptors and general information about MSC device retrieved with from usb_msc_get_device_info function.
  • Obtained device handle is then used in helper function usb_msc_vfs_register mounting USB Disk to Virtual filesystem.
  • At this point, standard C functions for accessing storage (fopen, fwrite, fread, mkdir etc.) can be carried out.
  • In order to uninstall the whole USB stack, deinitializing counterparts to functions above has to be called in reverse order.

Known issues

  • Driver only supports USB 2.0 flash drives using the BOT “Bulk-Only Transport” protocol and the Transparent SCSI command set
  • Composite USB devices are not supported

Examples

Troubleshooting

After connecting composite USB device, driver prints COMPOSITE DEVICES UNSUPPORTED