AN496: HID USB-to-SMBus API

Specification

The Silicon Labs HID USB-to-SMBus interface library provides a

simple API to configure and operate CP2112 devices. KEY POINTS

The library provides interface abstraction so that users can develop their application • The CP2112 library enables application
without writing any USB HID Code. C libraries implementing the CP2112 Interface development and device configuration on
Specification are provided for Windows 2000 and later and Mac OS X 10.5 and later. multiple platforms and operating systems.
Similarly, various include files are provided to import library functions into C# .NET, and
Visual Basic .NET. Refer to the table in 1. Include Files 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

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1. Include Files

The files required for application development using the CP2112 API are listed in the following table:

Table 1.1. CP2112 Include Files

Operating System Library Include Files Version

SLABCP2112.h (C/C++)

Windows 7 and later SLABHIDtoSMBus.dll1 SLABCP2112.cs (C# .NET) 1.2

SLABCP2112.vb(VB .NET)

SLABCP2112.h (C, C++, Obj-C)

Mac OS X 10.5 and later libSLABHIDtoSMBus.dylib 1.0
Types.h (Compatibility)

Linux2 libslabhidtosmbus.so.1.03 SLABCP2112.h (C, C++, Obj-C) 1.0

Note:
1. Requires SLABHIDDevice.dll version 1.5 during runtime.
2. Library binaries are provided for Ubuntu 16.x for i386 and amd64 (32-bit and 64-bit x86 processors). Source packages are availa-
ble in the CP2112 Software Development Kit (www.silabs.com/interface-software), which can be modified and compiled for addi-
tional platforms.
3. Requires the libslabhiddevice.so.1.0 HID library during runtime.

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2. API Functions

Table 2.1. API Functions Table

Definition Description

HidSmbus_GetNumDevices() Returns the number of devices connected

HidSmbus_GetString() Returns a string for a device by index

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

HidSmbus_GetIndexedString() Returns an indexed USB string descriptor by index (Windows Only)

Returns an indexed USB string descriptor by device object pointer

HidSmbus_GetOpenedIndexedString()
(Windows Only)

HidSmbus_GetAttributes() Returns the VID, PID, and release number for a device by index

HidSmbus_GetOpenedAttributes() Returns the VID, PID and release number for a device by device object pointer

HidSmbus_Open() Opens a device and returns a device object pointer

HidSmbus_Close() Cancels pending IO and closes a device

HidSmbus_IsOpened() Returns the device opened status

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

Initiates a fixed length read request to the desired slave device specifying the memo-
HidSmbus_AddressReadRequest()
ry address to read

HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse() Forces the device to generate and send a read response

HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() Returns a read response if available

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

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

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

HidSmbus_CancelTransfer() Cancels the current read or write request

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

HidSmbus_SetTimeouts() Sets the response timeouts for a device

HidSmbus_GetTimeouts() Gets the response timeouts for a device

HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() Sets the bit rate, master address, timeouts, and transfer settings

HidSmbus_GetSmbusConfig() Gets the bit rate, master address, timeouts, and transfer settings

HidSmbus_Reset() Resets the device with re-enumeration

HidSmbus_SetGpioConfig() Sets GPIO direction and mode configuration

HidSmbus_GetGpioConfig() Gets GPIO direction and mode configuration

HidSmbus_ReadLatch() Gets the GPIO latch value

HidSmbus_WriteLatch() Sets the GPIO latch value using a bitmask

HidSmbus_GetPartNumber() Gets the device part number and version

HidSmbus_GetLibraryVersion() Gets the DLL Library version

HidSmbus_GetHidLibraryVersion() Gets the HID Device Interface Library version

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

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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 devi-
ces will not be filtered by VID/PID.

Return Value : HID_SMBUS_STATUS

• HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS
• HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER

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 devi-
ces will not be filtered by VID/PID.
4. deviceString—is a variable of type HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_STR, which will contain a null-termina-
ted ASCII device string on return. The string is 260 bytes on Windows and Linux 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-termina-
ted ASCII device string on return. The string is 260 bytes on Windows and Linux 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

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 devi-
ces 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

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2.5 HidSmbus_GetOpenedIndexedString

Description : This function returns a null-terminated USB string descriptor for the device specified by device (Win-
dows 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

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 devi-
ces 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

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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

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 devi-
ces 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.

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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 : 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_INVALID_HANDLE
• HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR

Remarks : device is invalid after calling HidSmbus_Close(). Set device to NULL.

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 us-
ing 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
2.22 HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig.

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 results of
the read transfer.

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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 2.22 HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig.

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 at-
tempt to read up to transferRetries number of times and for readTimeout milliseconds before tim-
ing 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 SMBus inter-
face.

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_GetTransferStatusResponse to check if the
device has received data. Next, call HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse(). Finally, call
HidSmbus_GetReadResponse() repeatedly until all read data is returned. Typically, this procedure is
not necessary as users should enable the autoReadRespond setting.

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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 trans-
fer retries can be set using HidSmbus_SetSmbusConfig() as described in 2.22 HidSmbus_SetSm-
busConfig.

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 with-

out 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 HID_SMBUS_READ_TIMED_OUT.

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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 de-
vice 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.

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 get the status of the current read or write transfer.

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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 with-

out error and without retry.

HID_SMBUS_S0_ERROR 0x03 A read or write transfer completed with

an error. See the detailedStatus descrip-
tion for more details on the possible error
codes.
3. detailedStatus—returns the extended status of the read or write transfer. See the following ta-
bles for more information.

During initialization, the CP2112-F03 device tests for SCL and/or SDA being stuck low. For more
information, see AN495: CP2112 Interface Specification.

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.

detailedStatus values for a status value of HID_SMBUS_S0_IDLE are:

Definition Value (binary) Description

Initial (first) Transfer Status Request 1xxx xxxx SDA line is stuck low.

x1xx xxxx SCL line is stuck low.

Subsequent Transfer Status Requests xxxx xxxx detailedStatus value is undefined.

detailedStatus values for a status value of HID_SMBUS_S0_BUSY are:

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_ADDRESS_ACKED 0x00 The slave address was acknowledged.

HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_ADDRESS_NACKED 0x01 The slave address has not been acknowledged.

HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_READING 0x02 Read data phase in progress.

HID_SMBUS_S1_BUSY_WRITING 0x03 Write data phase in progress.

detailedStatus values for a status value of HID_SMBUS_S0_ERROR are:

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Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_TIMEOUT_NACK 0x00 Tranfer timeout: SMBus slave address was

NACKed

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_TIMEOUT_BUS_NOT_FREE 0x01 Tranfser timeout: SMBus not free (or SCL low
timeout occurred)

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_ARB_LOST 0x02 Bus arbitration was lost

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_READ_INCOMPLETE 0x03 Read was incomplete

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_WRITE_INCOMPLETE 0x04 Write was incomplete

HID_SMBUS_S1_ERROR_SUCCESS_AFTER_RETRY 0x05 Transfer completed after numRetries number of

retries

2.18 HidSmbus_CancelTransfer

Description : This function cancels the current read or write transfer.

Prototype : HidSmbus_CancelTransfer (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 : This function will clear any read responses received.

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 : 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

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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 be-
tween 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 val-
ue 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) address. 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 re-
ports 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 de-
fault 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 de-
fault 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 Re-
sponse 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) address. The device will only ac-
knowledge this address. The default is 0x02.
4. autoReadRespond—returns the read response behavior of the device. If auto read respond is en-
abled, 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 automati-
cally cancel a write transfer. A value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout. In this case, a write trans-
fer 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 de-
fault 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 Re-
sponse 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 : 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 : 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 configuration settings.

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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 0x00 Enables or disables the

clock output function of
GPIO.7

HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_0_TXT 0x01 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 config-

ured 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 0x00 Enables or disables the

clock output function of
GPIO.7

HID_SMBUS_MASK_FUNCTION_GPIO_0_TXT 0x01 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 config-

ured 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 re-
ceived 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 Bit 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 to.

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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

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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 param-
eter 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

Bus Powered

Power Mode 1 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

HidSmbus_SetLock() Prevents further OTP programming/customization

HidSmbus_GetLock() Gets the OTP lock status

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

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

HidSmbus_SetManufacturingString() Sets the USB manufacturing string

HidSmbus_GetManufacturingString() Gets the USB manufacturing string

HidSmbus_SetProductString() Sets the USB product string

HidSmbus_GetProductString() Gets the USB product string

HidSmbus_SetSerialString() Sets the USB serial string

HidSmbus_GetSerialString() Gets the USB serial string

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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 0 Field can be customized

HID_SMBUS_LOCK_LOCKED 1 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 0 Field can be customized

HID_SMBUS_LOCK_LOCKED 1 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 pro-
grammed 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 set-
ting 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 disa-
bled)

HID_SMBUS_SELF_POWER_VREG_EN 0x02 Device is self powered

(voltage regulator ena-
bled)
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 descrip-
tor.
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 program-

med

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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3.4 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 disa-
bled)

HID_SMBUS_SELF_POWER_VREG_EN 0x02 Device is self powered

(voltage regulator ena-
bled)
6. releaseVersion—returns the user-programmable release versionrevision, 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

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.

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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3.6 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

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

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User Customization API Functions

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 buf-
fer 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 buf-
fer 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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HID_SMBUS_STATUS Return Codes

4. HID_SMBUS_STATUS Return Codes

Each library function returns an HID_SMBUS_STATUS return code to indicate that the function returned successfully or to describe an er-
ror. The following table describes each error code.

Table 4.1. Error Code Descriptions

Definition Value Description

HID_SMBUS_SUCCESS 0x00 Function returned successfully.1

Indicates that no devices are connected or that the speci-

HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND 0x01
fied 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 speci-
fied handle does not exist.

Indicates that the device object pointer does not match the
HID_SMBUS_INVALID_DEVICE_OBJECT 0x03
address of a valid HID USB-to-SMBus device.

Indicates that a pointer value is NULL or that an invalid

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_PARAMETER 0x04
setting was specified.

Indicates that the specified number of bytes to read or

HID_SMBUS_INVALID_REQUEST_LENGTH 0x05
write is invalid. Check the read and write length limits.

Indicates that the read was not successful and did not time
HID_SMBUS_READ_ERROR 0x10 out. This means that the host could not get an input inter-
rupt report.

Indicates that the write was not successful. This means

HID_SMBUS_WRITE_ERROR 0x11
that the output interrupt report failed or timed out.

Indicates that a read failed to return the number of bytes

HID_SMBUS_READ_TIMED_OUT 0x12 requested before the read timeout elapsed. The read time-
out should be increased.

Indicates that a write failed to complete sending the num-

HID_SMBUS_WRITE_TIMED_OUT 0x13 ber 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 feature

HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_IO_FAILED 0x14
report. The device might be disconnected.

Indicates that the device or device property could not be

accessed. Either the device is not opened, already opened
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_ACCESS_ERROR 0x15
when trying to open, or an error occurred while trying to
get HID information.

Indicates that the current device does not support the cor-
HID_SMBUS_DEVICE_NOT_SUPPORTED 0x16 responding action. Functions listed in this document are
for the CP2112 only.

This is the default return code value. This value should

HID_SMBUS_UNKNOWN_ERROR 0xFF
never be returned.

Note:
1. 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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Thread Safety

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 accessi-
ble 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 for more information.

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Thread Read Access Models for Windows

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 ta-
bles describe five common access models and the expected behavior.

Note:
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 6.1. Single Thread Access Model (Safe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

QueueInterruptReports()* — —

HidSmbus_Close() — OK

Table 6.2. 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 6.3. Split Thread Access Mode (Safe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

— QueueInterruptReports()* —

— HidSmbus_CancelIo() —

HidSmbus_Close() — OK

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Table 6.4. 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 inaccessible

— Terminate Thread OK: Thread relinquishes device access

Table 6.5. Multi-Thread Access Model (Safe)

Thread A Thread B Result

HidSmbus_Open() — —

QueueInterruptReports()? QueueInterruptReports()? —

— HidSmbus_CancelIo() —

HidSmbus_Close() — OK

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Surprise Removal (For Windows)

7. Surprise Removal (For Windows)

HidSmbus_GetHidGuid() returns the HID GUID so that Windows applications or services can register for the WM_DEVICECHANGE Win-
dows 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 appli-
cation 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. The following KnowledgeBase articles include programming
examples for C++, Visual Basic .NET, and Visual C#:

• C++—
• https://community.silabs.com/s/article/Obtaining-Device-Notification-for-USB-Device-Arrival-and-Surprise-Removal-for-C-MFC
• Visual Basic .NET—
• https://community.silabs.com/s/article/obtaining-device-notification-for-usb-device-arrival-and-surprise-removal-for-vi
• Visual C#—
• https://community.silabs.com/s/article/obtaining-device-notification-for-usb-device-arrival-and-surprise-removal-for-c-1
• https://community.silabs.com/s/article/obtaining-device-notification-for-usb-device-arrival-and-surprise-removal-for-c-x

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Document Change List

8. Document Change List

8.1 Revision 0.4

December, 2022
• Updated 2.13 HidSmbus_ForceReadResponse in Remark section: change HidSmbus_TransferStatusResponse to HidSmbus_Get-
TransferStatusResponse.
• Updated 2.18 HidSmbus_CancelTransfer in Prototype section: change HidSmbus_TransferStatusRequest to HidSmbus_Cancel-
Transfer.
• Updated the links to the Knowledge Base Articles discussing Surprise Removal in 7. Surprise Removal (For Windows).

8.2 Revision 0.3

March 17th, 2017

Updated formatting.

Added the Linux library to 1. Include Files.

Updated the links to the KnowledgeBase articles discussing Surprise Removal in 7. Surprise Removal (For Windows).

Updated 2.17 HidSmbus_GetTransferStatusResponse to define detailedStatus behavior for CP2112-F03 devices.

8.3 Revision 0.2

November 2010

Added 1. Include Files.

Added support for the Mac OS X dynamic library.

Removed Appendix.

8.4 Revision 0.1

May 2010

Initial release.

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