USB Mass Storage: Designing & Programming Devices & Embedded Hosts

Description

This developer’s guide for designers and programmers of mass-storage devices that use the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface provides developers with information on how to choose storage media, interface the media to a microcontroller or other CPU, and write device firmware to access the media and perform USB communications. Comparisons of popular storage-media options to help users choose a media type for a project are included, and the types described cover hard drives and flash-memory cards such as the MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD) card, and CompactFlash card. Helpful tips on developing an embedded host that can access USB mass-storage devices are also covered.

CONTENTS:

Introduction
1 Mass Storage Basics
2 Supporting USB
3 The USB Mass Storage Class
4 Accessing Flash Memory Cards
5 MultiMediaCard Protocol
6 SCSI Commands
7 Media Structure
8 FAT File Systems
9 Directories
10 File Operations
11 Embedded Hosts
Index