USB Recognition Speed

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From: Doug Morton (doug_at_gneo.net)
Date: 02/19/05 

Date: 19 Feb 2005 12:24:10 -0800

We have an application which needs to collect data from potentially
hundreds of USB keys in as short a time as possible. The files are
small, and we've built an auto-sensor to pull the data from the keys,
so transfer time is not an issue.

The problem seems to be in the recognition time. It can take up to 10
seconds for Windows to recognize a new USB key and provide a drive
letter. This time really adds up quickly, esp. with a line of
impatient people waiting to plug in their keys.

Our questions are:

Are there any ways you know of to speed up the recognition time on
Windows machines? Are there faster drivers out there? Have you ever
done anything like this?

I wonder if there's a command-line USB option, which would bypass the
Windows architecture.

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