# USB access

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usb-access/94453>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usb-access/94453 "2006-05-03T21:16:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![bostonmacosx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bostonmacosx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bostonmacosx)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2006, 9:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usb-access/94453/1 "2006-05-03T21:16:46Z")

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In googling I think that I’ve come up that Ruby can use libusb to talk  
to USB devices however I haven’t found any practical examples of it  
being able to do so.  
Are there ones out there or it such an obscure request that there just  
aren’t the resources out there.

Thanks