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CP2112 HID USB- TO - S M B US A P I S PECIFICATION

1. Introduction
The Silicon Labs HID USB-to-SMBus interface library provides a simple API to configure and operate CP2112
devices. The library provides interface abstraction so that users can develop their application without writing any
USB HID Code. C libraries implementing the CP2112 Interface Specification are provided for Windows 2000 and
later and Mac OS X 10.5 and later. Similarly, various include files are provided to import library functions into
C# .NET, and Visual Basic .NET. Refer to the table below for complete details.

User Application

HID to SMBus Library

HID Driver
(Provided by OS)

USB Root Hub

PC
USB

CP2112 HID USB-to-SMBus

Bridge

SMBus Devices

Figure 1. System Architecture Diagram

Table 1. CP2112 Include Files

Operating System Library Include Files Version

Windows 2000 and later [Link]* SLABCP2112.h (C/C++) 1.2

[Link] (C# .NET)
[Link] (VB .NET)

Mac OS X 10.5 and later [Link] SLABCP2112.h (C, C++, Obj-C) 1.0
Types.h (Compatibility)
*Note: Requires [Link] version 1.5 during runtime.

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2. API Functions

Table 2. API Functions Table

Definition Description Page #

HidSmbus_GetNumDevices() Returns the number of devices connected 3

HidSmbus_GetString() Returns a string for a device by index 4

HidSmbus_GetOpenedString() Returns a string for a device by device object pointer 5

HidSmbus_GetIndexedString() Returns an indexed USB string descriptor by index 6

(Windows Only)
HidSmbus_GetOpenedIndexedString() Returns an indexed USB string descriptor by device object 6
pointer (Windows Only)
HidSmbus_GetAttributes() Returns the VID, PID, and release number for a device by 7
index
HidSmbus_GetOpenedAttributes() Returns the VID, PID and release number for a device by 7
device object pointer
HidSmbus_Open() Opens a device and returns a device object pointer 8

HidSmbus_Close() Cancels pending IO and closes a device 8

HidSmbus_IsOpened() Returns the device opened status 9

HidSmbus_ReadRequest() Initiates a fixed length read request to the desired slave 9

device
HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest() Initiates a fixed length read request to the desired slave 10
device specifying the memory address to read
HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse() Forces the device to generate and send a read response 11

HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() Returns a read response if available 12

HidSmbus_WriteRequest() Initiates a write request to the desired slave device 13

HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest() Requests the status of the current read or write request 13

HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse() Returns the status of the current read or write request 14

HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() Cancels the current read or write request 15

HidSmbus_CancelIo() Cancels pending HID reads and writes (Windows Only) 16

HidSmbus_SetTimeouts() Sets the response timeouts for a device 16

HidSmbus_GetTimeouts() Gets the response timeouts for a device 16

HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() Sets the bit rate, master address, timeouts, and transfer 17
settings
HidSmbus_GetSmbusConfig() Gets the bit rate, master address, timeouts, and transfer 18
settings

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Definition Description Page #

HidSmbus_Reset() Resets the device with re-enumeration 18

HidSmbus_SetGpioConfig() Sets GPIO direction and mode configuration 19

HidSmbus_GetGpioConfig() Gets GPIO direction and mode configuration 20

HidSmbus_ReadLatch() Gets the GPIO latch value 21

HidSmbus_WriteLatch() Sets the GPIO latch value using a bitmask 21

HidSmbus_GetPartNumber() Gets the device part number and version 22

HidSmbus_GetLibraryVersion() Gets the DLL Library version 22

HidSmbus_GetHidLibraryVersion() Gets the HID Device Interface Library version 22

HidSmbus_GetHidGuid() Gets the HID GUID (Windows® only) 22

2.1. HidSmbus_GetNumDevices
Description: This function returns the number of devices connected to the host with matching vendor and
product ID (VID, PID).
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetNumDevices (DWORD* numDevices, WORD vid,
WORD pid)
Parameters: 1. numDevices returns the number of devices connected on return.
2. vid filters device results by vendor ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
3. pid filters device results by product ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

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2.2. HidSmbus_GetString
Description: This function returns a null-terminated vendor ID string, product ID string, serial string, device path
string, manufacturer string, or product string for the device specified by an index passed in
deviceNum. The index for the first device is 0, and the last device is the value returned by
HidSmbus_GetNumDevices() – 1.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetString (DWORD deviceNum, WORD vid, WORD
pid, char* deviceString, DWORD options)
Parameters: 1. deviceNum is the index of the device for which the string is desired.
2. vid filters device results by vendor ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
3. pid filters device results by product ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
4. deviceString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_STR, which will contain a null-
terminated ASCII device string on return. The string is 260 bytes on Windows and 512 bytes
on Mac OS X.
5. options determines if deviceString will contain a vendor ID string, product ID string, serial
string, device path string, manufacturer string, or product string.

Definition Value Length Description

HID_SMBUS_GET_VID_STR 0x01 5 Vendor ID

HID_SMBUS_GET_PID_STR 0x02 5 Product ID

HID_SMBUS_GET_PATH_STR 0x03 260/512 Device path

HID_SMBUS_GET_SERIAL_STR 0x04 256 Serial string

HID_SMBUS_GET_MANUFACTURER_STR 0x05 256 Manufacturer String

HID_SMBUS_GET_PRODUCT_STR 0x06 256 Product String

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS

HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

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2.3. HidSmbus_GetOpenedString
Description: This function returns a null-terminated vendor ID string, product ID string, serial string, device path
string, manufacturer string, or product string for the device specified by device.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetOpenedString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
char* deviceString, DWORD options)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. deviceString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_STR, which will contain a null-
terminated ASCII device string on return. The string is 260 bytes on Windows and 512 bytes
on Mac OS X.
3. options determines if deviceString will contain a vendor ID string, product ID string, serial
string, device path string, manufacturer string, or product string.

Definition Value Length Description

HID_SMBUS_ GET_VID_STR 0x01 5 Vendor ID

HID_SMBUS_ GET_PID_STR 0x02 5 Product ID

HID_SMBUS_ GET_PATH_STR 0x03 260/512 Device path

HID_SMBUS_ GET_SERIAL_STR 0x04 256 Serial string

HID_SMBUS_GET_MANUFACTURER_STR 0x05 256 Manufacturer String

HID_SMBUS_GET_PRODUCT_STR 0x06 256 Product String

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

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2.4. HidSmbus_GetIndexedString
Description: This function returns a null-terminated USB string descriptor for the device specified by an index
passed in deviceNum (Windows Only).
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetIndexedString (DWORD deviceNum, WORD vid,
WORD pid, DWORD stringIndex, char* deviceString)
Parameters: 1. deviceNum is the index of the device for which the string is desired.
2. vid filters device results by vendor ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
3. pid filters device results by product ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
4. stringIndex specifies the device-specific index of the USB string descriptor to return.
5. deviceString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_STR (260-byte ASCII string), which
will contain a NULL terminated device descriptor string on return.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

2.5. HidSmbus_GetOpenedIndexedString
Description: This function returns a null-terminated USB string descriptor for the device specified by device
(Windows Only).
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetOpenedIndexedString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE
device, DWORD stringIndex, char* deviceString)
Parameters: 1. deviceNum is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. stringIndex specifies the device-specific index of the USB string descriptor to return.
3. deviceString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_STR (260-byte ASCII string), which
will contain a NULL terminated device descriptor string on return.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

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2.6. HidSmbus_GetAttributes
Description: This function returns the device vendor ID, product ID, and release number for the device specified
by an index passed in deviceNum.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetAttributes (DWORD deviceNum, WORD vid, WORD
pid, WORD* deviceVid, WORD* devicePid, WORD* deviceReleaseNumber)
Parameters: 1. deviceNum is the index of the device for which the string is desired.
2. vid filters device results by vendor ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
3. pid filters device results by product ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
4. deviceVid returns the device vendor ID.
5. devicePid returns the device product ID.
6. deviceReleaseNumber returns the USB device release number in binary-coded decimal.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

2.7. HidSmbus_GetOpenedAttributes
Description: This function returns the device vendor ID, product ID, and release number for the device specified
by device.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetOpenedAttributes (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
WORD* deviceVid, WORD* devicePid, WORD* deviceReleaseNumber)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. deviceVid returns the device vendor ID.
3. devicePid returns the device product ID.
4. deviceReleaseNumber returns the USB device release number in binary-coded decimal.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

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2.8. HidSmbus_Open
Description: This function opens a device using a device number between 0 and HidSmbus_GetNumDevices()
– 1 and returns a device object pointer that is used for subsequent accesses.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_Open (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE* device, DWORD
deviceNum, WORD vid, WORD pid)
Parameters: 1. device returns a pointer to an HID USB-to-SMBus device object. This pointer will be used by
all subsequent accesses to the device.
2. deviceNum is a zero-based device index, between 0 and (HidSmbus_GetNumDevices() – 1).
3. vid filters device results by vendor ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
4. pid filters device results by product ID. If both vid and pid are set to 0x0000, then HID devices
will not be filtered by VID/PID.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_SUPPORTED
Remarks: Be careful when opening a device. Any HID device may be opened by this library. However, if the
device is not a CP2112, use of this library will cause undesirable results. The best course of action
is to designate a unique VID/PID for CP2112 devices only. The application should then filter
devices using this VID/PID.

2.9. HidSmbus_Close
Description: This function closes an opened device using the device object pointer provided by
HidSmbus_Open().
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_Close (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device)
Parameters: device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_HANDLE
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR
Remarks: device is invalid after calling HidSmbus_Close(). Set device to NULL.

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2.10. HidSmbus_IsOpened
Description: This function returns the device opened status.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_IsOpened (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BOOL*
opened)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. opened returns TRUE if the device object pointer is valid and the device has been opened
using HidSmbus_Open().
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

2.11. HidSmbus_ReadRequest
Description: This function intiates a read transfer to the specified slave device address. Read and write
timeouts as well as transfer retries can be set using HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() as described in
"HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig" on page 17.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_ReadRequest (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE
slaveAddress, WORD numBytesToRead)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. slaveAddress is the address of the slave device to read from. This value must be between
0x02 - 0xFE. The least significant bit is the read/write bit for the SMBus transaction and must
be 0.
3. numBytesToRead is the number of bytes to read from the device (1–512).
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_REQUEST_LENGTH
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: HidSmbus_ReadRequest() initiates a read transfer. SMBus is a half-duplex bus, which means that
only one read, address read, or write transfer can be active at a time. The device will attempt to
read up to transferRetries number of times and for readTimeout milliseconds before timing out.
See HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() for more information on configuring read timeouts. If the
autoReadRespond setting is enabled, then call HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() to return the
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2.12. HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest
Description: This function intiates a read transfer to the specified slave device address and specifies the
address to read from on the device. Read and write timeouts as well as transfer retries can be set
using HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() as described in "HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig" on page 17.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
BYTE slaveAddress, WORD numBytesToRead, BYTE targetAddressSize, BYTE
targetAddress[16])
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. slaveAddress is the address of the slave device to read from. This value must be between
0x02 - 0xFE. The least significant bit is the read/write bit for the SMBus transaction and must
be 0.
3. numBytesToRead is the number of bytes to read from the device (1–512).
4. targetAddressSize is the size of the target address in bytes (1-16).
5. targetAddress is the address to read from the slave device.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_REQUEST_LENGTH
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest() initiates a read transfer. SMBus is a half-duplex bus which
means that only one read, address read, or write transfer can be active at a time. The device will
attempt to read up to transferRetries number of times and for readTimeout milliseconds before
timing out. See HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() for more information on configuring read timeouts. If
the autoReadRespond setting is enabled, then call HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() to return the
results of the read transfer. The device will transmit the target address on the bus after the slave
device has acknowledged its address. This function is designed to read from EEPROMs with an
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2.13. HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse
Description: This function causes the device to send a read response to the host after a read transfer has been
issued.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
WORD numBytesToRead)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. numBytesToRead is the number of bytes to read from the device (1–512).
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_REQUEST_LENGTH
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse() should only be called if autoReadRespond is disabled using
HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig(). This allows the user to read data in a polled mode.
Call HidSmbus_ReadRequest() or HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest() first.
Next, call HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest() and HidSmbus_TransferStatusResponse() to
check if the device has received data.
Next, call HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse().
Finally, call HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() repeatedly until all read data is returned.
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2.14. HidSmbus_GetReadResponse
Description: This function returns the read response to a read request. Read and write timeouts as well as
transfer retries can be set using HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() as described in
"HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig" on page 17.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetReadResponse (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
HID_SMBUS_S0* status, BYTE* buffer, BYTE bufferSize, BYTE* numBytesRead)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. status returns the status of the read request.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_S0_IDLE 0x00 No transfers are currently active on the bus.

HID_SMBUS_S0_BUSY 0x01 A read or write transfer is in progress.

HID_SMBUS_S0_COMPLETE 0x02 A read or write transfer completed without error and

without retry.
HID_SMBUS_S0_ERROR 0x03 A read or write transfer completed with an error.

3. buffer returns up to 61 read data bytes.

4. bufferSize is the size of buffer and must be at least 61 bytes.
5. numBytesRead returns the number of valid data bytes returned in buffer.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_READ_TIMED_OUT
HID_SMBUS_READ_ERROR
Remarks: HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() waits for up to readTimeout milliseconds for the device to send a
read response interrupt report to the host. This function should be called repeatedly until all read
data has been received or an error occurs. Call HidSmbus_ReadRequest() or
HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest() followed by HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() to read data
when autoReadResponse is enabled using HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig().
HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() will wait for up to responseTimeout milliseconds before returning
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2.15. HidSmbus_WriteRequest
Description: This function writes the specified number of bytes from the supplied buffer to the specified slave
device and returns immediately after sending the request to the CP2112. Read and write timeouts
can be set using HidSmbus_SetTimeouts() as described in "2.20. HidSmbus_SetTimeouts" on
page 16.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_WriteRequest (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE
slaveAddress, BYTE* buffer, BYTE numBytesToWrite)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. slaveAddress is the address of the slave device to write to. This value must be between 0x02
- 0xFE. The least significant bit is the read/write bit for the SMBus transaction and must be 0.
3. buffer is the address of a buffer to be sent to the device.
4. numBytesToWrite is the number of bytes to write to the device (1–61). This value must be less
than or equal to the size of buffer.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_REQUEST_LENGTH
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: Call HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest()/HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse() to wait for the
write transfer to complete before issuing another transfer request. The device waits for up to
transferRetries number of retries and writeTimeout number of milliseconds before timing out.

2.16. HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest
Description: This function requests the status of the current read or write transfer.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE
device)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: Call HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest() followed by HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse() to
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2.17. HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse
Description: This function returns the status of the current read or write transfer.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE
device, HID_SMBUS_S0* status, HID_SMBUS_S1* detailedStatus, WORD*
numRetries, WORD* bytesRead)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().

2. status returns the status of the read or write transfer.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_S0_IDLE 0x00 No transfers are currently active on the bus

HID_SMBUS_S0_BUSY 0x01 A read or write transfer is in progress

HID_SMBUS_S0_COMPLETE 0x02 A read or write transfer completed without error and

without retry
HID_SMBUS_S0_ERROR 0x03 A read or write transfer completed with an error

3. detailedStatus returns the extended status of the read or write transfer.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_ADDRESS_ACK 0x00 The slave address was acknowledged

ED
HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_ADDRESS_NA 0x01 The slave address has not been acknowledged
CKED
HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_READING 0x02 Read data phase in progress

HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_WRITING 0x03 Write data phase in progress

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Detailed Status for Status = HID_SMBUS_S0_ERROR

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_TIMEOUT_NACK 0x00 Tranfer timeout: SMBus slave address was

NACKed

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_TIMEOUT_BUS_ 0x01 Tranfser timeout: SMBus not free (or SCL low
NOT_FREE timeout occurred)

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_ARB_LOST 0x02 Bus arbitration was lost

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_READ_INCOMPL 0x03 Read was incomplete

ETE
HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_WRITE_INCOMPL 0x04 Write was incomplete
ETE
HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_SUCCESS_AFTE 0x05 Transfer completed after numRetries number of
R_RETRY retries

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_READ_TIMED_OUT
HID_SMBUS_READ_ERROR
Remarks: Call HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest() followed by HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse() to
get the status of the current read or write transfer. HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse() will
wait for up to responseTimeout milliseconds before returning HID_SMBUS_READ_TIMED_OUT.

2.18. HidSmbus_CancelTransfer
Description: This function cancels the current read or write transfer.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE
device)
Parameters: [Link] is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: This function will clear any read responses received.

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2.19. HidSmbus_Cancello
Description: This function cancels any pending HID reads and writes (Windows Only).
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_CancelIo (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device)
Parameters: device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

2.20. HidSmbus_SetTimeouts
Description: This function sets the response timeouts. Response timeouts are used by
HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() and HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse(). The default value
for response timeouts is 1000 ms, but timeouts can be set to wait for any number of milliseconds
between 1 and 0xFFFFFFFF. Specifying a response timeout of 0, will wait indefinitely.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetTimeouts (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, DWORD
responseTimeout)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. responseTimeout is the HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() and HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse()
timeout.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
Remarks: If timeouts are set to a large value and no data is received, the application may appear
unresponsive. It is recommended to set timeouts appropriately before using the device. Typically,
users will want to specify a response timeout that is greater than the read and write timeouts.

2.21. HidSmbus_GetTimeouts
Description: This function returns the current response timeouts specified in milliseconds. A response timeout
value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetTimeouts (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, DWORD*
responseTimeout)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. responseTimeout is the response operation timeout in milliseconds.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
Remarks: Timeouts are maintained for each device but are not persistent across HidSmbus_Open()/
HidSmbus_Close().

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2.22. HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig
Description: This function sets the SMBus bit rate, address, and transfer settings such as timeouts and retries.
Refer to the device data sheet for a list of supported configuration settings.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, DWORD
bitRate, BYTE address, BOOL autoReadRespond, WORD writeTimeout, WORD
readTimeout, BOOL sclLowTimeout, WORD transferRetries)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. bitRate is the bit rate for SMBus communication. The default is 100 kHz. This value must be
non-zero.
3. address is the device’s slave address (0x02– 0xFE). The device will only acknowledge this
address. The default is 0x02. The least significant bit is the read/write bit for the SMBus
transaction and must be 0.
4. autoReadRespond controls the read response behavior of the device. If enabled, the device will
automatically send read response interrupt reports to the device after initiating a read transfer.
If disabled, the user must call HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse() before read response interrupt
reports will be sent to the host. The default is FALSE (0).
5. writeTimeout is the time limit in milliseconds (0–1000) before the device will automatically
cancel a write transfer. A value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout. In this case, a write transfer will
wait indefinitely for a write to complete or until HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() is called.
The default is 0.
6. readTimeout is the time limit in milliseconds (0 - 1000) before the device will automatically
cancel a read transfer. A value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout. In this case, a read transfer will
wait indefinitely for a read to complete or until HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() is called.
The default is 0.
7. sclLowTimeout is a timeout that will reset the SMBus if the SCL line is held low for more than 25
ms. If enabled and an SCL Low Timeout occurs, the status byte of the Transfer Status
Response command will be set appropriately. The default is FALSE (0).
8. transferRetries is the number of times to retry (0 - 1000) a failed read or write transfer. A value of
0 indicates an infinite number of retries until the specified read or write timeout has elapsed.
The default is 0.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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2.23. HidSmbus_GetSmbusConfig
Description: This function gets the SMBus bit rate, address, and transfer settings such as timeouts and retries.
Refer to the device data sheet for a list of supported configuration settings.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetSmbusConfig (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
DWORD* bitRate, BYTE* address, BOOL* autoReadRespond, WORD*
writeTimeout, WORD* readTimeout, BOOL* sclLowTimeout, WORD*
transferRetries)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. bitRate returns the bit rate for SMBus communication. The default is 100 kHz. This value must
be non-zero.
3. address returns the device’s slave address (0x02–0xFE). The device will only acknowledge this
address. The default is 0x02.
4. autoReadRespond returns the read response behavior of the device. If auto read respond is
enabled, then the device will automatically send read response interrupt reports to the device
after initiating a read transfer. If disabled, the user must call HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse()
before read response interrupt reports will be sent to the host. The default is FALSE (0).
5. writeTimeout returns the time limit in milliseconds (0–1000) before the device will automatically
cancel a write transfer. A value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout. In this case, a write transfer will
wait indefinitely for a write to complete or until HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() is called. The
default is 0.
6. readTimeout returns the time limit in milliseconds (0–1000) before the device will automatically
cancel a read transfer. A value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout. In this case, a read transfer will
wait indefinitely for a read to complete or until HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() is called. The default
is 0.
7. sclLowTimeout is a timeout that will reset the SMBus if the SCL line is held low for more than 25
ms. If enabled and an SCL Low Timeout occurs, the status byte of the Transfer Status
Response command will be set appropriately. The default is FALSE (0).
8. transferRetries returns the number of times to retry (0–1000) a failed read or write transfer. A
value of 0 indicates an infinite number of retries until the specified read or write timeout has
elapsed. The default is 0.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

2.24. HidSmbus_Reset
Description: This function initiates a full device reset. All configuration settings will be reset to their default
values after the device re-enumerates.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_Reset (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device)
Parameters: device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: Resetting the device will make the device’s handle stale. Users must close the device using the
old handle before proceeding to reconnect to the device. See more information on surprise
removal. See HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() and HidSmbus_SetGpioConfig() for default
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2.25. HidSmbus_SetGpioConfig
Description: This function configures the GPIO pins’ directions and modes.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetGpioConfig (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE
direction, BYTE mode, BYTE special, BYTE clkDiv)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. direction is a bitmask that specifies each GPIO pin’s direction.
.

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_DIRECTION_INPUT 0 Input
HID_SMBUS_DIRECTION_OUTPUT 1 Output

3. mode is a bitmask that specifies each GPIO pin’s mode.

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_MODE_OPEN_DRAIN 0 Open-Drain
HID_SMBUS_MODE_PUSH_PULL 1 Push-Pull

4. special is a bitmask that specifies the special behavior of GPIO.0, GPIO.1, and GPIO.7

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_7_CLK 0x01 Enables or disables the clock output func-
tion of GPIO.7
HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_0_TXT 0x02 Enables or disables the TX toggle function
of GPIO.0
HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_1_RXT 0x04 Enables or disables the RX toggle function
of GPIO.1

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_GPIO_FUNCTION 0 GPIO function as configured using direction
and mode
HID_SMBUS_SPECIAL_FUNCTION 1 Special function:
GPIO.0 - TX Toggle (push-pull output)
GPIO.1 - RX Toggle (push-pull output)
GPIO.7 - Clock Output (push-pull output)

5. clkDiv is the clock output divider value used for GPIO.7 when configured in clock output mode.
The frequency is equal to 48 MHz / (2 x clkDiv) when clkDiv is between 1 and 255 and equal to
48 MHz when clkDiv is 0.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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2.26. HidSmbus_GetGpioConfig
Description: This function returns the GPIO pins’ directions and modes.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetGpioConfig (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE*
direction, BYTE* mode, BYTE* special, BYTE* clkDiv)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. direction returns a bitmask that specifies each GPIO pin’s direction.
3. mode returns a bitmask that specifies each GPIO pin’s mode.

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_MODE_OPEN_DRAIN 0 Open-Drain

HID_SMBUS_MODE_PUSH_PULL 1 Push-Pull

4. special returns a bitmask that specifies the special behavior of GPIO.0, GPIO.1, and GPIO.7.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_7_CLK 0x01 Enables or disables the clock output func-

tion of GPIO.7

HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_0_TXT 0x02 Enables or disables the TX toggle function

of GPIO.0

HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_1_RXT 0x04 Enables or disables the RX toggle function

of GPIO.1

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_GPIO_FUNCTION 0 GPIO function as configured using direction

and mode

HID_SMBUS_SPECIAL_FUNCTION 1 Special function:

GPIO.0 - TX Toggle (push-pull output)
GPIO.1 - RX Toggle (push-pull output)
GPIO.7 - Clock Output (push-pull output)

5. clkDiv returns the clock output divider value used for GPIO.7 when configured in clock output
mode. The frequency is equal to 48 MHz / (2 x clkDiv) when clkDiv is between 1 and 255 and
equal to 48 MHz when clkDiv is 0.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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2.27. HidSmbus_ReadLatch
Description: This function returns the current GPIO latch value.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_ReadLatch (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE*
latchValue)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. latchValue returns the current GPIO latch value.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: If a pin is configured as an input, then the latchValue bit represents the logical voltage level
received on the pin. If a pin is configured as an output, then the latchValue bit represents the
logical voltage level driven on the pin.

2.28. HidSmbus_WriteLatch
Description: This function sets the current GPIO latch value for the specified bits.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_WriteLatch (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE
latchValue, BYTE latchMask)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. latchValue is the output value to drive on GPIO pins configured as outputs.
3. latchMask is the bitmask specifying which bits to modify.

Definition Value

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_0 0x01

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_1 0x02

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_2 0x04

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_3 0x08

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_4 0x10

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_5 0x20

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_6 0x40

HID_SMBUS_MASK_GPIO_7 0x80

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: Only GPIO pins configured as outputs with their corresponding latchMask bits set can be written
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2.29. HidSmbus_GetPartNumber
Description: This function retrieves the part number and version of the CP2112 device.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetPartNumber (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE*
partNumber, BYTE* version)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. partNumber returns the device part number.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_PART_CP2112 0x0C CP2112

3. version returns the version. This value is not user-programmable.

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

2.30. HidSmbus_GetLibraryVersion
Description: This function returns the HID USB-to-SMBus Interface Library version.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetLibraryVersion (BYTE* major, BYTE* minor,
BOOL* release)
Parameters: 1. major returns the major library version number. This value ranges from 0 to 255.
2. minor returns the minor library version number. This value ranges from 0 to 255.
3. release returns TRUE if the library is a release build; otherwise, the library is a Debug build.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

2.31. HidSmbus_GetHidLibraryVersion
Description: This function returns the version of the HID Device Interface Library that is currently in use.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetHidLibraryVersion (BYTE* major, BYTE*
minor, BOOL* release)
Parameters: 1. major returns the major library version number. This value ranges from 0 to 255.
2. minor returns the minor library version number. This value ranges from 0 to 255.
3. release returns TRUE if the library is a release build; otherwise, the library is a Debug build.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

2.32. HidSmbus_GetHidGuid
Description: This function obtains the HID GUID. This can be used to register for surprise removal notifications
(Windows Only).
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetHidGuid (void* guid)
Parameters: 1. guid returns the HID GUID.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

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3. User Customization API Functions
The following parameters are programmable on the device. Different functions are provided to program these
parameters. Each parameter may only be programmed once and only if the parameter is not locked.

Name Size Short Description

VID 2 USB Vendor ID

PID 2 USB Product ID

Power 1 Power request in mA/2

Power Mode 1 Bus Powered

Self Powered - Regulator Off
Self Powered - Regulator On
Release Version 2 Major and Minor release version

Manufacturer String 60 Product Manufacturer (English Unicode)

Product Description String 60 Product Description (English Unicode)

Serial String 60 Serialization String (English Unicode)

The following API functions are provided to allow user customization/one-time programming:

Definition Description Page #

HidSmbus_SetLock() Prevents further OTP programming/customization 24

HidSmbus_GetLock() Gets the OTP lock status 25

HidSmbus_SetUsbConfig() Sets VID, PID, power, power mode, and release version 26

HidSmbus_GetUsbConfig() Gets VID, PID, power, power mode, and release version 27

HidSmbus_SetManufacturingString() Sets the USB manufacturing string 28

HidSmbus_GetManufacturingString() Gets the USB manufacturing string 28

HidSmbus_SetProductString() Sets the USB product string 28

HidSmbus_GetProductString() Gets the USB product string 29

HidSmbus_SetSerialString() Sets the USB serial string 29

HidSmbus_GetSerialString() Gets the USB serial string 29

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3.1. HidSmbus_SetLock
Description: This function permanently locks/disables device customization.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetLock (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE lock)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. lock is the bitmask specifying which fields can be customized/programmed and which fields
are already customized.

Bit Definition Mask Description

0 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_VID 0x01 VID

1 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_PID 0x02 PID

2 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_POWER 0x04 Power

3 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_POWER_MODE 0x08 Power Mode

4 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_RELEASE_VERSION 0x10 Release Version

5 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_MFG_STR 0x20 Manufacturing String

6 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_PRODUCT_STR 0x40 Product String

7 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_SERIAL_STR 0x80 Serial String

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_LOCK_UNLOCKED 1 Field can be customized

HID_SMBUS_LOCK_LOCKED 0 Field has already been customized or has

been locked

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED
Remarks: When this function is successfully called, the specified fields are fully locked and cannot be further
customized. The user customization functions can be called and may return
HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS even though the device was not programmed. Call the function’s
corresponding get function to verify that customization was successful. Each field is stored in one
time programmable memory (OTP) and can only be customized once. After a field is customized,
the corresponding lock bits are set to 0.

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3.2. HidSmbus_GetLock
Description: This function returns the device customization lock status.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetLock (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, BYTE* lock)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. lock returns a bitmask specifying which fields are locked.

Bit Definition Mask Description

0 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_VID 0x01 VID

1 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_PID 0x02 PID

2 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_POWER 0x04 Power

3 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_POWER_MODE 0x08 Power Mode

4 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_RELEASE_VERSION 0x10 Release Version

5 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_MFG_STR 0x20 Manufacturing String

6 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_PRODUCT_STR 0x40 Product String

7 HID_SMBUS_LOCK_SERIAL_STR 0x80 Serial String

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_LOCK_UNLOCKED 1 Field can be customized

HID_SMBUS_LOCK_LOCKED 0 Field has already been customized or has

been locked

Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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3.3. HidSmbus_SetUsbConfig
Description: This function allows one-time customization of the USB configuration, which includes vendor ID,
product ID, power, power mode, and release version settings. Each field can be independently
programmed one time via the mask field.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetUsbConfig (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, WORD
vid, WORD pid, BYTE power, BYTE powerMode, WORD releaseVersion, BYTE
mask)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. vid is the vendor ID.
3. pid is the product ID.
4. power specifies the current requested by the device in milliamps/2. The maximum power
setting is 500 mA or 250 (0xFA). This value only applies when the device is configured to be
bus-powered.
5. powerMode configures the device as bus-powered or self-powered.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_BUS_POWER 0x00 Device is bus powered

HID_SMBUS_SELF_POWER_VREG_DIS 0x01 Device is self powered (voltage regulator

disabled)
HID_SMBUS_SELF_POWER_VREG_EN 0x02 Device is self powered (voltage regulator
enabled)

6. releaseVersion is the user-programmable release version. The MSB is the major revision and
the LSB is the minor revision. Both revisions can be programmed to any value from 0 to 255.
This version is not the same as the device release number described in the USB device
descriptor.
7. mask is the bitmask specifying which fields to customize.

Bit Definition Mask Description

0 HID_SMBUS_SET_VID 0x01 VID
1 HID_SMBUS_SET_PID 0x02 PID
2 HID_SMBUS_SET_POWER 0x04 Power
3 HID_SMBUS_SET_POWER_MODE 0x08 Power Mode
4 HID_SMBUS_SET_RELEASE_VERSION 0x10 Release Version

Definition Bit Value Description

HID_SMBUS_SET_IGNORE 0 Field will be unchanged
HID_SMBUS_SET_PROGRAM 1 Field will be programmed

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Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

3.4. HidSmbus_GetUsbConfig
Description: This function retrieves USB configuration, which includes vendor ID, product ID, power, power
mode, release version, and flush buffers settings.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetUsbConfig (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device, WORD*
vid, WORD* pid, BYTE* power, BYTE* powerMode, WORD* releaseVersion)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. vid returns the vendor ID.
3. pid returns the product ID.
4. power returns the current requested by the device in milliamps / 2. This value only applies
when the device is bus-powered.
5. powerMode returns the device power mode.

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_BUS_POWER 0x00 Device is bus powered

HID_SMBUS_SELF_POWER_VREG_DIS 0x01 Device is self powered (voltage regulator

disabled)
HID_SMBUS_SELF_POWER_VREG_EN 0x02 Device is self powered (voltage regulator
enabled)

6. releaseVersion returns the user-programmable release version. The MSB is the major
revision, and the LSB is the minor revision. Both revisions can be programmed to any value
from 0 to 255. This version is not the same as the device release number described in the
USB device descriptor.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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3.5. HidSmbus_SetManufacturingString
Description: This function allows one-time customization of the USB manufacturing string.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetManufacturingString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE
device, char* manufacturingString, BYTE strlen)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. manufacturingString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_CP2112_MFG_STR, a 30-byte
character buffer containing the ASCII manufacturing string.
3. strlen is the length of manufacturingString in bytes. The maximum string length is 30 bytes.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

3.6. HidSmbus_GetManufacturingString
Description: This function retrieves the USB manufacturing string.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetManufacturingString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE
device, char* manufacturingString, BYTE* strlen)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. manufacturingString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_CP2112_MFG_STR, a 30-byte
character buffer that will contain the ASCII manufacturing string.
3. strlen returns the length of the string in bytes.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

3.7. HidSmbus_SetProductString
Description: This function allows one-time customization of the USB product string.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetProductString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
char* productString, BYTE strlen)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. productString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_CP2112_PRODUCT_STR, a 30-byte
character buffer containing the ASCII product string.
3. strlen is the length of productString in bytes. The maximum string length is 30 bytes.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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3.8. HidSmbus_GetProductString
Description: This function retrieves the USB product string.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetProductString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
char* productString, BYTE* strlen)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. productString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_CP2112_PRODUCT_STR, a 30-byte
character buffer that will contain the ASCII product string.
3. strlen returns the length of the string in bytes.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

3.9. HidSmbus_SetSerialString
Description: This function allows one-time customization of the USB serial string.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_SetSerialString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
char* serialString, BYTE strlen)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. serialString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_CP2112_SERIAL_STR, a 30-byte character
buffer containing the ASCII serial string.
3. strlen is the length of serialString in bytes. The maximum string length is 30 bytes.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

3.10. HidSmbus_GetSerialString
Description: This function retrieves the USB product string.
Prototype: HID_SMBUS_STATUS HidSmbus_GetSerialString (HID_SMBUS_DEVICE device,
char* serialString, BYTE* strlen)
Parameters: 1. device is the device object pointer as returned by HidSmbus_Open().
2. serialString is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_CP2112_SERIAL_STR, a 30-byte character
buffer that will contain the ASCII product string.
3. strlen returns the length of the string in bytes.
Return Value: HID_SMBUS_STATUS = HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED

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4. HID_SMBUS_STATUS Returns Codes
Each library function returns an HID_SMBUS_STATUS return code to indicate that the function returned
successfully or to describe an error. Table 3 describes each error code.

Table 3. Error Code Descriptions

Definition Value Description
HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS 0x00 Function returned successfully.*
Indicates that no devices are connected or that the
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND 0x01
specified device does not exist.
Indicates that the handle value is NULL or
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_HANDLE 0x02 INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE or that the device with
the specified handle does not exist.
Indicates that the device object pointer does not
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT 0x03 match the address of a valid HID USB-to-SMBus
device.
Indicates that a pointer value is NULL or that an
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER 0x04
invalid setting was specified.
Indicates that the specified number of bytes to read
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_REQUEST_LENGTH 0x05 or write is invalid. Check the read and write length
limits.
Indicates that the read was not successful and did
HID_SMBUS_READ_ERROR 0x10 not time out. This means that the host could not get
an input interrupt report.
Indicates that the write was not successful. This
HID_SMBUS_WRITE_ERROR 0x11 means that the output interrupt report failed or
timed out.
Indicates that a read failed to return the number of
HID_SMBUS_READ_TIMED_OUT 0x12 bytes requested before the read timeout elapsed.
The read timeout should be increased.
Indicates that a write failed to complete sending the
HID_SMBUS_WRITE_TIMED_OUT 0x13 number of bytes requested before the write timeout
elapsed. The write timeout should be increased.
Indicates that the host was unable to get or set a
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED 0x14
feature report. The device might be disconnected.
Indicates that the device or device property could
not be accessed. Either the device is not opened,
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR 0x15
already opened when trying to open, or an error
occurred while trying to get HID information.
Indicates that the current device does not support
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_SUPPORTED 0x16 the corresponding action. Functions listed in this
document are for the CP2112 only.
This is the default return code value. This value
HID_SMBUS_UNKNOWN_ERROR 0xFF
should never be returned.
*Note: Set functions may return success, indicating that the device received the request; however, there is no
indication that the device actually performed the request (i.e., the setting was invalid). The user must call the
corresponding get function to verify that the settings were properly configured.

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5. Thread Safety
The HID USB-to-SMBus library and associated functions are not thread safe. This means that calling library
functions simultaneously from multiple threads may have undesirable effects.
To use the library functions in more than one thread, the user should do the following:
1. Call library functions from within a critical section such that only a single function is being called at any given
time. If a function is being called in one thread, then the user must prevent another thread from calling any
function until the first function returns.
2. HidSmbus_GetReadResponse(), HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse(),
HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest(), and HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() issue pending read requests that cannot
be canceled from another thread. If the user calls HidSmbus_Close() in a different thread than the thread in
which the read request was created, then the device will not be accessible after calling HidSmbus_Close(). The
thread that issued the pending read request must return/terminate successfully before the device can be
accessed again. See “6. Thread Read Access Models (For Windows)” on page 32 for more information.

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6. Thread Read Access Models (For Windows)
There are several common read access models when using the HID USB-to-SMBus library. There are some
restrictions on the valid use of a device handle based on these models. CancelIo() can only cancel pending I/O
(reads/writes) issued in the same thread in which CancelIo() is called. Due to this limitation, the user is responsible
for cancelling pending I/O before closing the device. Failure to do so will result in an inaccessible HID USB-to-
SMBus device until the thread releases access to the device handle. The following tables describe five common
access models and the expected behavior.
Notes:
1. HidSmbus_Close() calls CancelIo() prior to calling CloseHandle().
2. QueueInterruptReports() issues a pending interrupt report read request. The request completes if at least one input
report is read. The request is still pending if the operation times out. The following functions call
QueueInterruptReports():
HidSmbus_GetReadResponse()
HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse()
HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest()
HidSmbus_CancelTransfer()
3. HidSmbus_CancelIo() forces any pending requests issued by the same thread to complete (cancelled).
4. * indicates that a read is still pending and was issued in the specified thread.
5. ? indicates that a read is still pending and was issued in one of the threads (indeterminate).

Table 4. Single Thread Access Model (Safe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

QueueInterruptReports()* — —

HidSmbus_Close() — OK

Table 5. Split Thread Access Model (Unsafe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

— QueueInterruptReports()* —

HidSmbus_Close() — Error: Device inaccessible

— Terminate Thread OK: Thread relinquishes device access

Table 6. Split Thread Access Mode (Safe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

— QueueInterruptReports()* —

— HidSmbus_CancelIo() —

HidSmbus_Close() — OK

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Table 7. Multi-Thread Access Model (Unsafe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

QueueInterruptReports()? QueueInterruptReports()? —

HidSmbus_Close() — QueueInterruptReports()* Thread A: OK

QueueInterruptReports()* Thread B: Error: Device inac-
cessible

— Terminate Thread OK: Thread relinquishes device access

Table 8. Multi-Thread Access Model (Safe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

QueueInterruptReports()? QueueInterruptReports()? —

— HidSmbus_CancelIo() —

HidSmbus_Close() — OK

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7. Surprise Removal (For Windows)
HidSmbus_GetHidGuid() returns the HID GUID so that Windows applications or services can register for the
WM_DEVICECHANGE Windows message. Once registered, the application will receive device arrival and
removal notices for HID devices. The application must retrieve the device path to filter devices based on VID/PID.
Similarly, if a DBT_DEVICEREMOVECOMPLETE message is received, the application must check to see if the
device path matches the device path of any connected devices. If this is the case, then the device was removed
and the application must close the device. Also, if a DBT_DEVICEARRIVAL message is received, the application
might add the new device to a device list so that users can select any HID device matching the required VID/PID.
See accompanying example code for information on how to implement surprise removal and device arrival. Search
for Knowledge Base Article # 222649, 311158, and 311153 for programming examples for C++, Visual Basic .NET,
and Visual C#.

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 Added Table 1.
 Added support for the Mac OS X dynamic library.
 Removed Appendix.

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