I'm using C# in Visual Studio and I want to detect if a specific USB device has been plugged in. I want to have a part of my program where I can allow the user to view all plugged in devices, and select their device which will 'Save' a unique property of the device, so that when a device is plugged in, the code can check if this device is the one saved.
So far I have a code which will detect when any USB is inserted and show a message box, and I also have a section of code that finds all the plugged in USB devices and can return their properties.
I now need to be able to determine the properties of the newly plugged in device (instead of just showing a message box) so I can check the properties. Also I am not sure which property of the USB device would be best to use a unique identifier.
Thank you for any help.
Code to detect inserted memory stick:
Using System.Management;
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
ManagementEventWatcher usbWatcher = new ManagementEventWatcher(queryString);
usbWatcher.EventArrived += new EventArrivedEventHandler(OnCreation);
usbWatcher.Start();
}
public static string queryString =
@"SELECT *
FROM __InstanceOperationEvent
WITHIN 1
WHERE
TargetInstance ISA 'Win32_USBHub'";
private void OnCreation(object sender, EventArrivedEventArgs e)
{
MessageBox.Show("Memory Stick detected.");
}
Code to find connected devices:
static List<USBDeviceInfo> GetUSBDevices()
{
List<USBDeviceInfo> devices = new List<USBDeviceInfo>();
var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(@"Select * From Win32_USBHub");
foreach (var device in searcher.Get())
{
devices.Add(new USBDeviceInfo(
(string)device.GetPropertyValue("DeviceID"),
(string)device.GetPropertyValue("PNPDeviceID"),
(string)device.GetPropertyValue("Description"),
(string)device.GetPropertyValue("Name")
));
}
return devices;
}
class USBDeviceInfo
{
public USBDeviceInfo(string deviceID, string pnpDeviceID, string description, string name)
{
this.DeviceID = deviceID;
this.PnpDeviceID = pnpDeviceID;
this.Description = description;
this.Name = name;
}
public string DeviceID { get; private set; }
public string PnpDeviceID { get; private set; }
public string Description { get; private set; }
public string Name { get; private set; }
}
public void usbSearch()
{
var usbDevices = GetUSBDevices();
foreach (var usbDevice in usbDevices)
{
MessageBox.Show(usbDevice.DeviceID + " " + usbDevice.PnpDeviceID + " " + usbDevice.Description);
}
}