The device class code, subclass code, and protocol code are determined by the bDeviceClass, bDeviceSubClass, and bDeviceProtocol fields of the device descriptor, respectively. The hub driver extracts the vendor and product codes from the idVendor and idProduct fields of the device descriptor, respectively.Īn INF model section can also specify the following hardware ID:Ĭ(2) is the device class code taken from the device descriptor.
V(4) is the 4-digit vendor code that the USB committee assigns to the vendor.ĭ(4) is the 4-digit product code that the vendor assigns to the device. When a new USB device is plugged in, the system-supplied USB hub driver composes the following device ID by using information extracted from the device's device descriptor: The set of identifiers generated for USB devices depends on whether the device is a single-interface device or a multiple-interface device.
