in reply to Re: What can I do with an “IOUSBHostDevice”?
in thread What can I do with an “IOUSBHostDevice”?

It seems like USB::LibUSB requires an installation to use. Is there a way to do it without installing anything? I found the properties of an AppleUSBAudioStream. Would it be possible to directly access the port where the data is stored? --here is the beginning of the IOUSBHostDevice, found using the terminal command `ioreg -r -c IOUSBHostDevice -l`
+-o Scarlett Solo USB@14200000 <class IOUSBHostDevice, id 0x100002be5 +, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (3820 ms), retain 28> | { | "sessionID" = 107384098679337 | "USBSpeed" = 3 | "IOServiceLegacyMatchingRegistryID" = 4294978535 | "idProduct" = 33285 | "bDeviceClass" = 239 | "IOPowerManagement" = {"PowerOverrideOn"=Yes,"CapabilityFlags"=3 +2768,"MaxPowerState"=2,"DevicePowerState"=2,"ChildrenPowerState"=2,"D +riverPowerState"=0,"CurrentPowerState"=2} | "bcdDevice" = 1052 | "USB Product Name" = "Scarlett Solo USB" | "AppleUSBAlternateServiceRegistryID" = 4294978535 | "locationID" = 337641472 | "bDeviceSubClass" = 2 | "kUSBCurrentConfiguration" = 1 | "IOCFPlugInTypes" = {"9dc7b780-9ec0-11d4-a54f-000a27052861"="IOU +SBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOUSBLib.bundle"} | "bDeviceProtocol" = 1 | "USBPortType" = 0 | "USB Vendor Name" = "Focusrite" | "idVendor" = 4661 | "IOGeneralInterest" = "IOCommand is not serializable" | "kUSBVendorString" = "Focusrite" | "IOClassNameOverride" = "IOUSBDevice" | }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IOUSBHostInterface
+-o Scarlett Solo USB@0 <class IOUSBHostInterface, id 0x100002bf5, re +gistered, matched, active, busy 0 (3813 ms), retain 8> | { | "USBPortType" = 0 | "IOCFPlugInTypes" = {"2d9786c6-9ef3-11d4-ad51-000a27052861"="IOU +SBFamily.kext/Contents/PlugIns/IOUSBLib.bundle"} | "bcdDevice" = 1052 | "USBSpeed" = 3 | "idProduct" = 33285 | "bConfigurationValue" = 1 | "bInterfaceSubClass" = 1 | "locationID" = 337641472 | "IOGeneralInterest" = "IOCommand is not serializable" | "IOServiceLegacyMatchingRegistryID" = 4294978553 | "IOClassNameOverride" = "IOUSBInterface" | "AppleUSBAlternateServiceRegistryID" = 4294978553 | "idVendor" = 4661 | "bInterfaceProtocol" = 32 | "bAlternateSetting" = 0 | "bInterfaceNumber" = 0 | "bInterfaceClass" = 1 | }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AppleUSBAudioDevice
+-o AppleUSBAudioDevice <class AppleUSBAudioDevice, id 0x100002c0f, r +egistered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), retain 14> | { | "IOClass" = "AppleUSBAudioDevice" | "CFBundleIdentifier" = "com.apple.driver.AppleUSBAudio" | "IOProviderClass" = "IOUSBHostInterface" | "IOAudioDeviceName" = "Scarlett Solo USB" | "IOPowerManagement" = {"CapabilityFlags"=32768,"CurrentPowerStat +e"=1,"MaxPowerState"=1,"DriverPowerState"=1} | "IOAudioDeviceModelID" = "Scarlett Solo USB:1235:8205" | "IOProbeScore" = 50000 | "bInterfaceSubClass" = 1 | "IOMatchCategory" = "IODefaultMatchCategory" | "IOAudioDeviceManufacturerName" = "Focusrite" | "IOAudioDeviceCanBeDefaults" = 7 | "Clock Domain" = 0 | "bInterfaceClass" = 1 | "IOAudioDeviceTransportType" = 1970496032 | }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AppleUSBAudioEngine
+-o AppleUSBAudioEngine <class AppleUSBAudioEngine, id 0x100002c11, r +egistered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), retain 15> | { | "IOAudioStreamSampleFormatByteOrder" = "Little Endian" | "IOAudioEngineClockIsStable" = Yes | "IOAudioEngineInputSampleOffset" = 241 | "idProduct" = 33285 | "IOGeneralInterest" = "IOCommand is not serializable" | "IOAudioEngineInputSampleLatency" = 192 | "IOAudioEngineState" = 0 | "IOAudioEngineDescription" = "Scarlett Solo USB" | "IOAudioEngineNumSampleFramesPerBuffer" = 49152 | "IOAudioEngineGlobalUniqueID" = "AppleUSBAudioEngine:Focusrite:S +carlett Solo USB:14200000:2,1" | "idVendor" = 4661 | "IOAudioEngineClockDomain" = 272910464 | "IOAudioSampleRate" = {"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=192000,"IO +AudioSampleRateFraction"=0} | "IOAudioEngineFlavor" = 1 | "IOAudioEngineChannelNames" = {"OutputChannel2"="Output 2","Outp +utChannel1"="Output 1","InputChannel1"="Input 1","InputChannel2"="Inp +ut 2"} | "IOAudioEngineSampleOffset" = 193 | "IOAudioEngineOutputSampleLatency" = 192 | }
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The full representation of AppleUSBAudioStream. There are 4 AppleUSBAudioStreams available.
+-o AppleUSBAudioStream <class AppleUSBAudioStream, id 0x100002c12, r +egistered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 9> | { | "IOAudioStreamNumClients" = 0 | "IOAudioStreamSampleFormatByteOrder" = "Little Endian" | "IOAudioStreamStartingChannelNumber" = 1 | "idProduct" = 33285 | "IOAudioStreamAvailable" = 1 | "IOAudioStreamFormat" = {"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioSt +reamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=1,"IOA +udioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBit +Depth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriver +Tag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket +"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1} | "IOAudioStreamDirection" = 1 | "IOAudioStreamAvailableFormats" = ({"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampl +eRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=44100,"IOAudioSampleRateFracti +on"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentation +"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=1,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0, +"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamS +ampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStrea +mNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidt +h"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRat +e"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=44100,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"= +0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber" +=44100,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOA +udioStreamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"= +0,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStr +eamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStream +DriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPer +Packet"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1 +,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=441 +00,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"= +{"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=48000,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}, +"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentation"=19362 +89396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=1,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudi +oStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFo +rmat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumCha +nnels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32," +IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IO +AudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=48000,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"I +OAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=48000, +"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStr +eamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=0,"IOAu +dioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitD +epth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverT +ag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket" +=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAud +ioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=48000,"IOA +udioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAud +ioSampleRateWholeNumber"=88200,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudi +oStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396," +IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=1,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStream +ByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1 +819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"= +2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudio +StreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSa +mpleRateWholeNumber"=88200,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioS +treamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=88200,"IOAudi +oSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNume +ricRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=0,"IOAudioStre +amFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=2 +4,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131 +073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOA +udioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStrea +mMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=88200,"IOAudioSam +pleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampl +eRateWholeNumber"=96000,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStream +Alignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudio +StreamIsMixable"=1,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrd +er"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=18193048 +13,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAu +dioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamF +ramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRat +eWholeNumber"=96000,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMa +ximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=96000,"IOAudioSample +RateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepr +esentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=0,"IOAudioStreamForma +tFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAu +dioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IO +AudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStr +eamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimu +mSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=96000,"IOAudioSampleRate +Fraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWh +oleNumber"=176400,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignm +ent"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStream +IsMixable"=1,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1, +"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IO +AudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStr +eamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesP +erPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWhole +Number"=176400,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximum +SampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=176400,"IOAudioSampleRate +Fraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresen +tation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=0,"IOAudioStreamFormatFla +gs"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioS +treamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudi +oStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamB +itWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSam +pleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=176400,"IOAudioSampleRateFra +ction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWhole +Number"=192000,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment +"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentation"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsM +ixable"=1,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags"=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IO +AudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStreamSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAud +ioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioStreamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStream +BytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitWidth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerP +acket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSampleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNum +ber"=192000,"IOAudioSampleRateFraction"=0}},{"IOAudioStreamMaximumSam +pleRate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=192000,"IOAudioSampleRateFra +ction"=0},"IOAudioStreamAlignment"=0,"IOAudioStreamNumericRepresentat +ion"=1936289396,"IOAudioStreamIsMixable"=0,"IOAudioStreamFormatFlags" +=0,"IOAudioStreamByteOrder"=1,"IOAudioStreamBitDepth"=24,"IOAudioStre +amSampleFormat"=1819304813,"IOAudioStreamDriverTag"=131073,"IOAudioSt +reamNumChannels"=2,"IOAudioStreamBytesPerPacket"=8,"IOAudioStreamBitW +idth"=32,"IOAudioStreamFramesPerPacket"=1,"IOAudioStreamMinimumSample +Rate"={"IOAudioSampleRateWholeNumber"=192000,"IOAudioSampleRateFracti +on"=0}}) | "IOAudioStreamID" = 0 | "IOAudioStreamStartingChannelID" = 1 | "Transfer Alignment" = 1 | "idVendor" = 4661 | "IOAudioStreamTerminalType" = 257 | "IOAudioStreamDescription" = "Scarlett Solo USB " | }