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From: Andrew Falanga <af300wsm@gmail.com>
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Subject: Reading from USB devices
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Hi,

I'd like to read data from a USB device that is not a thumb drive.  How 
would I do this?  For instance, it's an oximeter for reading 
biometrics.  What libraries exist for reading things like VID/PID, and 
most importantly, reading the data from the device?

Thanks,
Andy