Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051 Series Service Manual page 204

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Technology■>■MEAP■>■Using■USB■Devices■>■USB■Driver
Using■USB■Devices
■ USB■Driver ■
● Two■types■of■USB■drivers ■
While■the■USB■driver■that■can■be■used■in■iR■series■is■only■the■USB■driver■designed■exclusively■
for■MEAP■application■(hereinafter■referred■to■as■"MEAP■driver"),■not■only■MEAP■driver■but■
also■USB■system■driver■(hereinafter■referred■to■as■"system■driver")■can■be■used■in■iR-ADV■
series.
System■driver■and■MEAP■driver■cannot■be■used■together.■When■either■of■them■is■used,■the■
other■driver■cannot■be■used.
● USB■driver■setting■(iR-ADV■series): ■
System■driver■is■active■by■default■in■iR-ADV■series.
The■driver■can■be■changed■in■Settings/Registration■(user■mode).
Usually,■It■is■not■necessary■to■change■the■setting■because■it■is■specified■in■the■MEAP■
application■side.
Only■in■the■case■of■a■special■MEAP■application,■it■is■necessary■to■change■the■USB■driver■
setting.
For■details,■refer■to■specifications■of■MEAP■application■side.
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Operating■mode■
settings■[Use■MEAP■
driver■as■USB■input■
device]
ON
*■MEAP■driver■
(conventional■
compatibility■mode)
OFF■(*default)
*■Native■driver
Note:
When■any■settings■changes■are■made,■the■device■must■be■restarted.
● Setting■the■USB■driver■for■each■USB■device■(MEAP■driver■preference■ ■
registration)
If■it■is■set■to■use■the■system■driver,■the■conventional■applications■that■support■the■MEAP■
application■driver■cannot■use■the■USB■input■device.
Therefore,■for■the■USB■drivers■used■by■USB■devices/MEAP■applications,■there■is■setting■
function■(MEAP■driver■preference■registration)■to■give■priority■to■the■MEAP■driver.
If■you■register■the■ID■of■the■USB■device■by■using■this■function,■the■USB■device■can■use■the■
MEAP■driver■despite■the■Additional■Function■settings.
Using■this■function■requires■the■conditions■below:
•■ Supported■MEAP■SpecVer:■26
•■ Describe■the■idVendeor(VID)■and■idProdutc(PID)■of■USB■device■in■the■manifest■or■activate/■
deactivate■the■VID■and■PID■by■calling■API■from■MEAP■applications.
The■driver■setting■that■is■used■in■a■manifest■file■is■reflected■in■the■following■timing.
When■registering■from■a■manifest■file.
•■ The■registration■will■be■enabled■when■an■application■is■activated■and■device■is■
restarted.
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•■ The■registration■will■be■disabled■when■an■application■is■stopped■and■device■is■
restarted.
Software■keyboard■
Conventional■USB■
application
keyboard■enabled■MEAP■
(System■Driver/■
application
MEAP■Driver)
Can■use■USB■keyboard.■ Cannot■use■USB■
Can■work■only■on■the■ keyboards.■(Device■
conventional■applications■ cannot■be■detected.)
that■support■the■MEAP■
application■driver.
Cannot■use■USB■ Can■use■USB■
keyboards.■(Device■cannot■ keyboards.
be■detected.)
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System■driver■
supported■MEAP■
application
Cannot■use■USB■
keyboards.
Can■use■USB■
keyboards.■Via■software■
keyboards■only.
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