WebUSB

Connecting hardware to the web.

Documents

• Specification (Editor's Draft)
• Test API Specification (Editor's Draft)

Communication

• Stack Overflow for questions & answers about using WebUSB.
• Issue Tracker for specification issues.
• Chromium Issue Tracker for Chrome implementation issues.

Implementation Status

• WebUSB is available in Chrome 61 for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS and Windows.
• A port for Node.js also exists - https://github.com/thegecko/webusb

Note: The WebUSB landing page notification is currently disabled in Chrome on Windows due to Chromium issue 656702. Implementation of new, more stable USB support for Windows is tracked by Chromium issues 422562 and 637404.

Demos

• Arduino Integration
• WebLight
• Yubikey HOTP
• USB Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU)
• WebADB
• Zephyr JS IDE, hosted IDE

Articles

• Access USB Devices on the Web
• The WebUSB Security Model
• WebUSB and JavaScript Robotics (PageNodes)
• Program a smart device directly, no install needed (Arduino running Zephyr)
• Web enabling legacy devices Discusses USB CDC (USB Serial devices)