PIC32 + USB-host (HID)

[gurksallad]

There are a lot of examples for PIC32 as USB device, but there seems to be a shortage of examples for USB host (in particular HID, I want to toy around with a USB-keyboard).

Some people recommend Harmony, some detest it. I will not use Harmony for this test, instead I will use MCC.

Does anyone know of an available example code to connect USB keyboard to a PIC32? A big plus if it's possible to connect it directly to a PIC32 USB Curiosity board (DM320107), so I can plug and play sort of. Otherwise I'll just have to rewrite it a bit.

What I want to do, basically, is attaching a USB-keyboard, and show what's being typed on an OLED-screen so I can test my OLED-library fonts in full.

[towlerg]

Oops scrub that

[bobcat1]

USB host demand lot's of processing power - hard to do on the PIC32
it is time now to move to STM32 and ARM processor
"one you walk that way you will never go back"

All the best

Bobi

[towlerg]

If all you want to do is ".... attaching a USB-keyboard, and show what's being typed on an OLED-screen so I can test my OLED-library fonts in full." why not just bit bang a PS2 keyboard? BTW you can get USB to PS2 convertors.

[metal]

USB host demand lot's of processing power - hard to do on the PIC32
it is time now to move to STM32 and ARM processor
"one you walk that way you will never go back"

All the best

Bobi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wASG7kgN2K4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zoeLBUxpLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xufZyQf4O7Y

[gurksallad]

If all you want to do is ".... attaching a USB-keyboard, and show what's being typed on an OLED-screen so I can test my OLED-library fonts in full." why not just bit bang a PS2 keyboard? BTW you can get USB to PS2 convertors.

Because the OLED is just a side track of the project. The main focus is on the USB-host.

[towlerg]

Because the OLED is just a side track of the project. The main focus is on the USB-host.

Fair enough. Are you nearer to a solution?

[tumbleweed]

I don't think that MCC supports building a USB host.

There are examples for the PIC32MM0256GPM064 as a USB host in the old MLA libraries. Think there's a project for HID keyboard

[UKFlyer]

"Some people recommend Harmony, some detest it"

I've got PIC32MZ2048 host to USB keyboard working nicely under Harmony. Just use Harmony to create the project and then dump all the Harmony baggage.

I'm happy to post the various relevant files if it would help. Things like key auto-repeat were a pig to get working properly, but the overall project is huge so wouldn't be helpful.

[gurksallad]

Isn't Harmony like 5GB large? Sounds painful just to extract the USB-host