X-Git-Url: https://review.openocd.org/gitweb?p=openocd.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README.Windows;h=6c616f38accf41688276baa60095ae2239ef87e6;hp=9cdd55c5c2236b53de19bbc2384fd7fe3a893a9f;hb=2b66816a4d88f1c15468b3d307b59f1242a6a4be;hpb=09e9625d6ce52bbed271c1087df58fb3bb78b99a diff --git a/README.Windows b/README.Windows index 9cdd55c5c2..6c616f38ac 100644 --- a/README.Windows +++ b/README.Windows @@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ recommended as it doesn't provide enough C99 compatibility). Alternatively, one can cross-compile it using MinGW-w64 on a *nix host. See README for the generic instructions. +Also, the MSYS2 project provides both ready-made binaries and an easy +way to self-compile from their software repository out of the box. + Native MinGW-w64/MSYS compilation ----------------------------- @@ -22,13 +25,21 @@ installation. USB adapters ------------ -You usually need to have WinUSB.sys (or libusbK.sys) driver installed -for a USB-based adapter. Some vendor software (e.g. for ST-LINKv2) -does it on its own. For the other cases the easiest way to assign -WinUSB to a device is to use the latest Zadig installer: +For the adapters that use a HID-based protocol, e.g. CMSIS-DAP, you do +not need to perform any additional configuration. + +For all the others you usually need to have WinUSB.sys (or +libusbK.sys) driver installed. Some vendor software (e.g. for +ST-LINKv2) does it on its own. For the other cases the easiest way to +assign WinUSB to a device is to use the latest Zadig installer: http://zadig.akeo.ie +When using a composite USB device, it's often necessary to assign +WinUSB.sys to the composite parent instead of the specific +interface. To do that one needs to activate an advanced option in the +Zadig installer. + For the old drivers that use libusb-0.1 API you might need to link against libusb-win32 headers and install the corresponding driver with Zadig.