Documentation/ explanation of GetRawInputDeviceInfo/ Devicename numbers and designations?

youki 996 Reputation points
2022-08-05T03:47:48.827+00:00

Hi,
Where can i get further information about the device name?

\?\HID#{00001812-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb}_Dev_VID&02046d_PID&b35b_REV&0013_c0e3e4e8fd35&Col01#9&b7ebdfd&0&0000#{884b96c3-56ef-11d1-bc8c-00a0c91405dd}

What does REV means and the other numbers and designations?

Regards

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,422 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
10,239 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
3,527 questions
0 comments

2 additional answers

Sort by: Most helpful
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Jeanine Zhang-MSFT 9,181 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2022-08-05T07:38:27.503+00:00

    Hi,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    Documentation/ explanation of GetRawInputDeviceInfo

    I suggest you could refer to the Doc: GetRawInputDeviceInfoA function （winuser.h）

    Devicename numbers and designations?

    HID: HIDClass Hardware IDs for Top-Level Collections

    REV: Device ID Revision

    For more details, I suggest you could refer to the following links:
    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21615060/windows-hid-device-name-format
    Overview of device interface classes
    Device instance ID

    Best Regards,

    Jeanine

    If the answer is the right solution, please click "Accept Answer" and kindly upvote it. If you have extra questions about this answer, please click "Comment".

    Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.

    0 comments
  2. Doron Holan 1,801 Reputation points
    2022-08-05T23:48:12.27+00:00

    This string should be treated as opaque. The format can and does change.

    0 comments