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uh1hhj hhhhhKubh)}(hHID stands for Human Interface Device, and can be whatever device you
are using to interact with a computer, be it a mouse, a touchpad, a
tablet, a microphone.h]hHID stands for Human Interface Device, and can be whatever device you
are using to interact with a computer, be it a mouse, a touchpad, a
tablet, a microphone.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj hhubh)}(hXk Many HID devices work out the box, even if their hardware is different.
For example, mice can have any number of buttons; they may have a
wheel; movement sensitivity differs between different models, and so
on. Nonetheless, most of the time everything just works, without the
need to have specialized code in the kernel for every mouse model
developed since 1970.h]hXk Many HID devices work out the box, even if their hardware is different.
For example, mice can have any number of buttons; they may have a
wheel; movement sensitivity differs between different models, and so
on. Nonetheless, most of the time everything just works, without the
need to have specialized code in the kernel for every mouse model
developed since 1970.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj hhubh)}(hX This is because modern HID devices do advertise their capabilities
through the *HID report descriptor*, a fixed set of bytes describing
exactly what *HID reports* may be sent between the device and the host
and the meaning of each individual bit in those reports. For example,
a HID Report Descriptor may specify that "in a report with ID 3 the
bits from 8 to 15 is the delta x coordinate of a mouse".h](hOThis is because modern HID devices do advertise their capabilities
through the }(hj hhhNhNubhemphasis)}(h*HID report descriptor*h]hHID report descriptor}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1j hj ubh/, a fixed set of bytes describing
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and the meaning of each individual bit in those reports. For example,
a HID Report Descriptor may specify that “in a report with ID 3 the
bits from 8 to 15 is the delta x coordinate of a mouse”.}(hj hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK#hj hhubh)}(hXU The HID report itself then merely carries the actual data values
without any extra meta information. Note that HID reports may be sent
from the device ("Input Reports", i.e. input events), to the device
("Output Reports" to e.g. change LEDs) or used for device configuration
("Feature reports"). A device may support one or more HID reports.h]hXa The HID report itself then merely carries the actual data values
without any extra meta information. Note that HID reports may be sent
from the device (“Input Reports”, i.e. input events), to the device
(“Output Reports” to e.g. change LEDs) or used for device configuration
(“Feature reports”). A device may support one or more HID reports.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK*hj hhubh)}(hX The HID subsystem is in charge of parsing the HID report descriptors,
and converts HID events into normal input device interfaces (see
Documentation/hid/hid-transport.rst). Devices may misbehave because the
HID report descriptor provided by the device is wrong, or because it
needs to be dealt with in a special way, or because some special
device or interaction mode is not handled by the default code.h]hX The HID subsystem is in charge of parsing the HID report descriptors,
and converts HID events into normal input device interfaces (see
Documentation/hid/hid-transport.rst). Devices may misbehave because the
HID report descriptor provided by the device is wrong, or because it
needs to be dealt with in a special way, or because some special
device or interaction mode is not handled by the default code.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK0hj hhubh)}(hThe format of HID report descriptors is described by two documents,
available from the `USB Implementers Forum `_
`HID web page `_ address:h](hWThe format of HID report descriptors is described by two documents,
available from the }(hj hhhNhNubj )}(h0`USB Implementers Forum `_h]hUSB Implementers Forum}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]nameUSB Implementers Forumrefurihttps://www.usb.org/uh1hhj ubhtarget)}(h h]h}(h]usb-implementers-forumah ]h"]usb implementers forumah$]h&]refurij/ uh1j0
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`_ (HID Spec from now on)
* the `HID Usage Tables `_ (HUT from now on)
h]h)}(hhh](h)}(hthe `HID USB Device Class Definition
`_ (HID Spec from now on)h]h)}(hthe `HID USB Device Class Definition
`_ (HID Spec from now on)h](hthe }(hjy hhhNhNubj )}(hi`HID USB Device Class Definition
`_h]hHID USB Device Class Definition}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]nameHID USB Device Class Definitionj. Dhttps://www.usb.org/document-library/device-class-definition-hid-111uh1hhjy ubj1 )}(hG
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h]h)}(h`the `HID Usage Tables `_ (HUT from now on)h](hthe }(hj hhhNhNubj )}(hJ`HID Usage Tables `_h]hHID Usage Tables}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]nameHID Usage Tablesj. 4https://usb.org/document-library/hid-usage-tables-14uh1hhj ubj1 )}(h7 h]h}(h]hid-usage-tablesah ]h"]hid usage tablesah$]h&]refurij uh1j0 j? Khj ubh (HUT from now on)}(hj hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK=hj ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhjr ubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]bullet*uh1hhhhK;hjn ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1jl hhhK;hj hhubh)}(hThe HID subsystem can deal with different transport drivers
(USB, I2C, Bluetooth, etc.). See Documentation/hid/hid-transport.rst.h]hThe HID subsystem can deal with different transport drivers
(USB, I2C, Bluetooth, etc.). See Documentation/hid/hid-transport.rst.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK?hj hhubeh}(h]j ah ]h"]introductionah$]h&]uh1hhhhhhhhKubh)}(hhh](h)}(hParsing HID report descriptorsh]hParsing HID report descriptors}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]j j, uh1hhj hhhhhKCubh)}(hThe current list of HID devices can be found at ``/sys/bus/hid/devices/``.
For each device, say ``/sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/``,
one can read the corresponding report descriptor::h](h0The current list of HID devices can be found at }(hj hhhNhNubhliteral)}(h``/sys/bus/hid/devices/``h]h/sys/bus/hid/devices/}(hj' hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1j% hj ubh.
For each device, say }(hj hhhNhNubj& )}(h/``/sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/``h]h+/sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/}(hj9 hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1j% hj ubh3,
one can read the corresponding report descriptor:}(hj hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKEhj hhubh
literal_block)}(hX $ hexdump -C /sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/report_descriptor
00000000 05 01 09 02 a1 01 09 01 a1 00 05 09 19 01 29 03 |..............).|
00000010 15 00 25 01 75 01 95 03 81 02 75 05 95 01 81 01 |..%.u.....u.....|
00000020 05 01 09 30 09 31 09 38 15 81 25 7f 75 08 95 03 |...0.1.8..%.u...|
00000030 81 06 c0 c0 |....|
00000034h]hX $ hexdump -C /sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/report_descriptor
00000000 05 01 09 02 a1 01 09 01 a1 00 05 09 19 01 29 03 |..............).|
00000010 15 00 25 01 75 01 95 03 81 02 75 05 95 01 81 01 |..%.u.....u.....|
00000020 05 01 09 30 09 31 09 38 15 81 25 7f 75 08 95 03 |...0.1.8..%.u...|
00000030 81 06 c0 c0 |....|
00000034}hjS sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKIhj hhubh)}(hhOptional: the HID report descriptor can be read also by
directly accessing the hidraw driver [#hidraw]_.h](h]Optional: the HID report descriptor can be read also by
directly accessing the hidraw driver }(hja hhhNhNubhfootnote_reference)}(h
[#hidraw]_h]h1}(hjk hhhNhNubah}(h]id1ah ]h"]h$]h&]autoKj hidrawdocnamej uh1ji hja resolvedKubh.}(hja hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKPhj hhubh)}(hX The basic structure of HID report descriptors is defined in the HID
spec, while HUT "defines constants that can be interpreted by an
application to identify the purpose and meaning of a data field in a
HID report". Each entry is defined by at least two bytes, where the
first one defines what type of value is following and is described in
the HID spec, while the second one carries the actual value and is
described in the HUT.h]hX The basic structure of HID report descriptors is defined in the HID
spec, while HUT “defines constants that can be interpreted by an
application to identify the purpose and meaning of a data field in a
HID report”. Each entry is defined by at least two bytes, where the
first one defines what type of value is following and is described in
the HID spec, while the second one carries the actual value and is
described in the HUT.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKShj hhubh)}(hXHID report descriptors can, in principle, be painstakingly parsed by
hand, byte by byte.h]hXHID report descriptors can, in principle, be painstakingly parsed by
hand, byte by byte.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK[hj hhubh)}(hA short introduction on how to do this is sketched in
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if you need to patch HID report descriptors.h]hA short introduction on how to do this is sketched in
Documentation/hid/hidreport-parsing.rst; you only need to understand it
if you need to patch HID report descriptors.}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK^hj hhubh)}(hIn practice you should not parse HID report descriptors by hand; rather,
you should use an existing parser. Among all the available onesh]hIn practice you should not parse HID report descriptors by hand; rather,
you should use an existing parser. Among all the available ones}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKbhj hhubjm )}(hX@ * the online `USB Descriptor and Request Parser
`_;
* `hidrdd `_,
that provides very detailed and somewhat verbose descriptions
(verbosity can be useful if you are not familiar with HID report
descriptors);
* `hid-tools `_,
a complete utility set that allows, among other things,
to record and replay the raw HID reports and to debug
and replay HID devices.
It is being actively developed by the Linux HID subsystem maintainers.
h]h)}(hhh](h)}(h]the online `USB Descriptor and Request Parser
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h]h}(h]!usb-descriptor-and-request-parserah ]h"]!usb descriptor and request parserah$]h&]refurij uh1j0 j? Khj ubh;}(hj hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKehj ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhj ubh)}(h`hidrdd `_,
that provides very detailed and somewhat verbose descriptions
(verbosity can be useful if you are not familiar with HID report
descriptors);h]h)}(h`hidrdd `_,
that provides very detailed and somewhat verbose descriptions
(verbosity can be useful if you are not familiar with HID report
descriptors);h](j )}(h.`hidrdd `_h]hhidrdd}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]namehidrddj. "https://github.com/abend0c1/hidrdduh1hhj ubj1 )}(h% h]h}(h]hidrddah ]h"]hidrddah$]h&]refurij uh1j0 j? Khj ubh,
that provides very detailed and somewhat verbose descriptions
(verbosity can be useful if you are not familiar with HID report
descriptors);}(hj hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKghj ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhj ubh)}(hX `hid-tools `_,
a complete utility set that allows, among other things,
to record and replay the raw HID reports and to debug
and replay HID devices.
It is being actively developed by the Linux HID subsystem maintainers.
h]h)}(hX `hid-tools `_,
a complete utility set that allows, among other things,
to record and replay the raw HID reports and to debug
and replay HID devices.
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a complete utility set that allows, among other things,
to record and replay the raw HID reports and to debug
and replay HID devices.
It is being actively developed by the Linux HID subsystem maintainers.}(hj; hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKkhj7 ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhj ubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]j j uh1hhhhKehj ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1jl hhhKehj hhubh)}(hParsing the mouse HID report descriptor with `hid-tools
`_ leads to
(explanations interposed)::h](h-Parsing the mouse HID report descriptor with }(hjy hhhNhNubj )}(h@`hid-tools
`_h]h hid-tools}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]name hid-toolsj. 1https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/libevdev/hid-toolsuh1hhjy ubj1 )}(h4
h]h}(h]id2ah ]h"]h$] hid-toolsah&]refurij uh1j0 j? Khjy ubh$ leads to
(explanations interposed):}(hjy hhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKqhj hhubjR )}(hX $ ./hid-decode /sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/report_descriptor
# device 0:0
# 0x05, 0x01, // Usage Page (Generic Desktop) 0
# 0x09, 0x02, // Usage (Mouse) 2
# 0xa1, 0x01, // Collection (Application) 4
# 0x09, 0x01, // Usage (Pointer) 6
# 0xa1, 0x00, // Collection (Physical) 8
# 0x05, 0x09, // Usage Page (Button) 10h]hX $ ./hid-decode /sys/bus/hid/devices/0003\:093A\:2510.0002/report_descriptor
# device 0:0
# 0x05, 0x01, // Usage Page (Generic Desktop) 0
# 0x09, 0x02, // Usage (Mouse) 2
# 0xa1, 0x01, // Collection (Application) 4
# 0x09, 0x01, // Usage (Pointer) 6
# 0xa1, 0x00, // Collection (Physical) 8
# 0x05, 0x09, // Usage Page (Button) 10}hj sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKuhj hhubh)}(hwhat follows is a button ::h]hwhat follows is a button}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK~hj hhubjR )}(h# 0x19, 0x01, // Usage Minimum (1) 12
# 0x29, 0x03, // Usage Maximum (3) 14h]h# 0x19, 0x01, // Usage Minimum (1) 12
# 0x29, 0x03, // Usage Maximum (3) 14}hj sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKhj hhubh)}(hBfirst button is button number 1, last button is button number 3 ::h]h?first button is button number 1, last button is button number 3}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj hhubjR )}(h# 0x15, 0x00, // Logical Minimum (0) 16
# 0x25, 0x01, // Logical Maximum (1) 18h]h# 0x15, 0x00, // Logical Minimum (0) 16
# 0x25, 0x01, // Logical Maximum (1) 18}hj sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKhj hhubh)}(hVeach button can send values from 0 up to including 1
(i.e. they are binary buttons) ::h]hSeach button can send values from 0 up to including 1
(i.e. they are binary buttons)}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj hhubjR )}(hI# 0x75, 0x01, // Report Size (1) 20h]hI# 0x75, 0x01, // Report Size (1) 20}hj sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKhj hhubh)}(h)each button is sent as exactly one bit ::h]h&each button is sent as exactly one bit}(hj hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj hhubjR )}(hI# 0x95, 0x03, // Report Count (3) 22h]hI# 0x95, 0x03, // Report Count (3) 22}hj sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKhj hhubh)}(hAand there are three of those bits (matching the three buttons) ::h]h>and there are three of those bits (matching the three buttons)}(hj' hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj hhubjR )}(hI# 0x81, 0x02, // Input (Data,Var,Abs) 24h]hI# 0x81, 0x02, // Input (Data,Var,Abs) 24}hj5 sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]hhuh1jQ hhhKhj hhubh)}(hit's actual Data (not constant padding), they represent
a single variable (Var) and their values are Absolute (not relative);
See HID spec Sec. 6.2.2.5 "Input, Output, and Feature Items" ::h]hit’s actual Data (not constant padding), they represent
a single variable (Var) and their values are Absolute (not relative);
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