libwdi VS uhubctl

Compare libwdi vs uhubctl and see what are their differences.

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libwdi uhubctl
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0.0 6.2
2 months ago 7 days ago
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GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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libwdi

Posts with mentions or reviews of libwdi. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-01-20.
  • Porting USB applications to the web. Part 1: libusb
    5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Jan 2022
    They probably use WCID, which is a mechanism for devices to tell Windows that they are compatible with the generic WinUSB driver. Zadig is useful for older versions of windows, non-WCID devices, and when you want to override that auto-specified driver.

    Here's more information from the author of Zadig: https://github.com/pbatard/libwdi/wiki/WCID-Devices

  • I need help with my saber files uploading to my saber
    1 project | /r/lightsabers | 9 Nov 2021
    If you do that'll bring you here where you'll find everything you ever wanted to know about WCID.
  • SDR Software for Windows Surface RT for ARM 32 bit
    2 projects | /r/RTLSDR | 7 Aug 2021
  • Can’t get avrdude to work
    2 projects | /r/arduino | 9 Jun 2021
  • Bluetooth Passthrough: Easier libusbK driver swapping with a config file and batch script.
    1 project | /r/DolphinEmulator | 16 Mar 2021
    Using this config files from zadig's github page, it (in my case) got all the correct settings from the start and all I need to do is click replace driver. Place the zadig.ini files in the same directory as your zadig.exe. You might have to choose the correct device.
  • Convert old USB1.0 bulk to serial.
    3 projects | /r/embedded | 10 Feb 2021
    USB descriptors are supported only up to 8.1 according to your link. And libwdi/zadig is useful links for me, thank you very much! I'll be used ones in my other projects. But I don't need to new USB driver in Windows due to I'll get much more problems with put all together in LabView. I want to use standard WIndows USB-Serial that always present and directly supported via VISA. The NI-VISA isn't using specific protocols for USB. The VISA is just an intermediate level for most of the serial protocols in the NI ecosystem. I'm operating low-level USB packets, commands, responses in the same manner as in C for example but from LabView. But I have to generate the specific INF file which needs for recognition of VISA for each one of the specific instances with a unique USB PID/UID. The problem is mandatory signing such INF files in Windows10 and I'm looking for any way to avoid this.

uhubctl

Posts with mentions or reviews of uhubctl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-09-11.
  • I2c-USB-hub: An i2C Controllable USB 2.0 Hub
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Sep 2023
    In my experience this support was rare. I had an issue a few years ago with multiple USB 3 cameras (Intel Realsense) on a mobile robot that would periodically freeze up and need to be hard-reset, and a power-controllable hub seemed like the least-bad way to hack around it. I found my way to this tool, with its convenient list of compatible hardware:

    https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl

    Of the USB 3 options on the list, several were EOL or impossible to find, and when I ordered one each of the remainder, there was only one I could get working, and it wasn't reliable about being able to reset a device that had frozen to the point where Linux no longer had sysfs entries for it.

    We ended up instead using a hub with an internal jumper to disable bus power, and then putting the self power line through a separately-controllable relay.

  • Does RPI ZERO W have a low-power mode? (eink reader project)
    2 projects | /r/raspberry_pi | 26 Jun 2023
    Best you can tweak is to disable the WiFi / Bluetooth and possibly the USB ports (edit - USB look no go https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl)
  • Would a headphone to USB adapter work through a USB C hub?
    1 project | /r/UsbCHardware | 29 May 2023
    There's an extremely useful feature called USB Per-Port Power Switching, that's somewhat rare because nobody knows about it. If you use a Unix-family operating system, then here's a C driver. Windows doesn't currently have this feature, but could add it in the future -- let's hope they do!
  • RTL_433 fails, how to bring it back without pulling the dongle
    1 project | /r/RTLSDR | 27 Apr 2023
  • Kb2040 and usb hub not seeing all of my boards
    3 projects | /r/adafruit | 21 Apr 2023
    https://github.com/codazoda/hub-ctrl.c or https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl can be used if the hubs have "Per-port power switching". The second link also has a long description.
  • Recommendation for USB relay
    1 project | /r/homeautomation | 5 Apr 2023
    If you were using a USB-powered drive and Linux/Mac/Unix, you could use uhubctl with one of the (uncommon) hubs that support Per-Port Power Switching (PPPS).
  • uhubctl - USB hub per-port power control
    1 project | /r/linux | 8 Feb 2023
  • Customized Pi for Humidor
    1 project | /r/RASPBERRY_PI_PROJECTS | 15 Jan 2023
    Actually some of the Pi boards USB ports can be controlled by Uhubctl but you have to note the restrictions on the board you are using - mainly how many you effect and the "minor" fact of the USB also controls the Ethernet and WiFi power on some boards!
  • Mac Mini touchscreen issue
    1 project | /r/macsysadmin | 10 Jan 2023
    Agreed this is not the right sub for this, but you got me curious. Without diving too deep, check out https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl
  • Alternatives to Clear-Com Call Signal Flasher?
    1 project | /r/livesound | 27 Dec 2022
    I've also used Qlab on both ends to trigger USB led flashes via OSC using uhubctl. You'll need a usb hub for that.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing libwdi and uhubctl you can also consider the following projects:

UsbDk - Usb Drivers Development Kit for Windows

PS5-Camera-Firmware-Loader - A cross-platform utility for loading custom firmware onto the PlayStation 5 camera, written in Rust

libusb - A cross-platform library to access USB devices

RPi4 - Raspberry Pi 4 UEFI Firmware Images

SDRPlusPlus - Cross-Platform SDR Software

CherryUSB - CherryUSB is a tiny and portable USB Stack (device & host) for embedded system with USB IP

OctoPrint-FirmwareUpdater - OctoPrint plugin for flashing pre-compiled firmware images to a 3D printer.

kiauh - Klipper Installation And Update Helper

reactos - A free Windows-compatible Operating System

libimobiledevice-glue - A library with common code used by libraries and tools around the libimobiledevice project