San Jose, CA — (press release excerpt) — Cypress Semiconductor Corporation has released of a Linux USB host driver supporting its SL811HS embedded host/peripheral controller. This driver will provide Linux developers the ability to add USB host functionality to a variety of embedded system applications, such as cell phones, MP3 players, network appliances and PDAs.

Currently, the Linux 2.44 kernel supports the Open Host Controller Interface (OHCI) and the Universal Host Controller Interface (UHCI) specifications for USB host controllers, which are typically implemented in a PC architecture and environment. Since Cypress's SL811HS is a memory-mapped device, the release of this new driver allows the Linux host stack to provide USB host support without realizing that there is a non-OHCI/UHCI type host controller. This driver enables engineers to bring their products to market more quickly.

 
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