USB Interfaces
Binho Supernova and Binho Pulsar are compound USB devices: a single cable presents two interfaces to the host at the same time.
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USB HID
Section titled “USB HID”The primary interface, and how the device has always been controlled. Binho Mission Control and every Binho SDK send commands and receive responses over HID transfers.
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USB CDC
Section titled “USB CDC”A virtual COM port, added later. It has grown from a single UART passthrough bridge into a family of five mutually exclusive operating modes, selected by one persistent setting.
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Version history
Section titled “Version history”- Through firmware v4.2.x: HID only.
- Firmware v4.3.x: USB CDC added, as a UART passthrough bridge.
- Firmware v4.4.0: the CDC interface gains four further operating modes: Terminal, Nova Compatible, RS-485 Bridge, and CAN-FD Bridge.
In this section
Section titled “In this section”The five CDC modes, what each one does, and how to switch between them.