The device I need to talk to from a WinXp is not any of the usual devices. It is a special piece of equipment that uses a USB interface. I was wondering how to use PERL to open a connection to a USB device. This device connects to a USB HUB that connects to my PC. Think of this device as a piece of TEST EQUIPMENT with a USB interface.
In TelNet I would do
use Net::Telnet();
$t = new Net::Telnet (Host = "XXX.XXX.XXX",
port = "yyyy");
$t->open(HOST);
$t=cmd(String => "This is a test");