Question

Is there a way to detect when a specific device is plugged into a usb port, what I would like to happen is when I plug my laptop into my docking station it run up several apps to account for my different keyboard, mouse and monitors. Specifically I have an issue with some software for my G15 keyboard stopping media player closing properly.

Hopefully in .NET but if not any suggestions appreciated.

Answer 1

Try using SharpUSBLib. It’s a C# wrapper around the libusb project.

I’m pasting a code sample below (included in the download – just tried it myself). It seems simple enough and I think it will provide you with quite lot of info on devices connected to your laptop via USB.

  foreach (Bus bus in Bus.Busses)         {             Console.WriteLine(bus);             foreach (Descriptor descriptor in bus.Descriptors)             {                 Console.WriteLine('\t' + descriptor);                 try                 {                     using (Device device = descriptor.OpenDevice())                     {                         Console.WriteLine('\t\t     Product: ' + device.Product);                         Console.WriteLine('\t\tManufacturer: ' + device.Manufacturer);                         Console.WriteLine();                     }                 }                 catch (UsbException e)                 {                     Console.WriteLine('Got Exception : ' + e);                 }             }         }