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USB-IF Compliance Workshop, April 2008

USB-IF Compliance Workshops are held regularly to promote USB product development. Please remember that all attendees must be USB Implementers Forum members in good standing and be pre-registered in order to attend. Please be sure to thoroughly test your products and complete the required checklists before coming to a Compliance Workshop. For more detailed information, please visit www.usb.org/developers/compliance/.

Vendor-Hosted Test Suites: please print and fax your completed USB Reservation Form to USB-IF Administration at 1-503-644-6708 by April 7, 2008 to be placed on the testing floor.  All other vendors not hosting a test suite, please make your reservations directly with the Embassy Suites online. 

Location & Dates

Location:
Embassy Suites Portland Airport
7900 Northeast 82nd Avenue Portland, Oregon 97220
USA

Tel: +1-503-460-3000 
Dates: April 28 - May 2, 2008
Hotel Reservation Deadline: April 7, 2008 

Registration & Workshop Overview

Certification WILL be available for the following products:

  • Device Wire Adapter end products based on certified silicon (vendor-hosted test suite required*)
  • Wireless USB Device end products and Si building blocks (vendor-hosted test suite optional*)

Testing for the following products will be offered for informational purposes only (certification will NOT be available): 

  • WHCI Based Host Controllers** (vendor-hosted test suite required*)
  • Host Wire Adapters** (vendor-hosted test suite required*)
  • Device Wire Adapters end products not based on certified Si (vendor-hosted test suite required*)
  • Device Wire Adapters Si building blocks (vendor-hosted test suite required*)

The registration form will reject attempts to register after all the testing slots are filled. After the testing slots have been filled we will start a waiting list. Products on the waiting list are NOT guaranteed a testing slot.

 

*NOTE: Wireless USB vendors hosting their own test suite will need two (2) samples of the registered product and two (2) company representatives or teams to attend for testing purposes.   One team and one product sample will remain in your test suite for Demonstrated Operability (Demo Op) testing with visiting vendors while the other team will accompany the second product sample during roving testing in the USB-IF and other stationary test suites.

** Host vendors must bring a Wireless USB device to demonstrate functionality



Information

  • You must pre-register each individual from your company attending the workshop using the online form (USB-IF Members only) by Sunday, April 20th, 2008.   The USB-IF is also introducing a Wireless USB Pretest requirement for all Wireless USB vendors.  Please send Pretest Log files to USB-IF Administration by April 20th to complete your registration.
  • A special, mandatory check-in session will be held Monday, April 28th from 3:00 to 4:00PM for all Wireless USB vendors. Wireless USB vendors hosting a test suite must be set-up and prepared to begin testing at 8:15AM on Tuesday, April 29th and staff their stationary suite for interoperability testing through 12:00PM on Friday, May 2nd.
  • Devices using a detachable cable must use a receptacle and cable currently on the Integrators List .
  • It is strongly suggested that the HS electrical package from the USB-IF website be pre-installed on systems.
  • Windows XP (English version) must be pre-installed on systems.
  • The Vendor ID (VID) used by commercial products should match the Vendor ID of the Integrator. Products should not use the Vendor ID of the USB silicon vendor. Vendor IDs will be checked and verified at this and future workshops. The device will not be eligible for the Integrators List unless it reports the correct VID for your company.
  • Each individual vendor is responsible for their own shipping to and from the event.

Cancellation Policy

If you become unable to attend this workshop, please notify us as soon as possible by email to cancellations@usb.org so your testing reservation can be released to other members with products to test.

Companies that no-show or do not cancel their testing reservation(s)  for the upcoming workshop in writing to cancellations@usb.org by midnight (PT) Sunday, April 20, 2008 will not be eligible to test at the next scheduled Compliance Workshop, and subject to a $500 cancellation fee. The cancellation fee must be paid before the company will be eligible to register for future workshops. This policy will be strictly enforced.

Event Schedule

Monday, April 28th

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Required check-in for all Wireless USB vendors (USB-IF Hospitality Suite)

Tuesday, April 29th 

8:00 am - 9:15 am - Test schedule pick up (USB Hospitality Suite)

8:15 am - 6:15 pm - Pre-scheduled Wireless USB test sessions

Wednesday, April 30th

8:15 am - 6:15 pm - Pre-scheduled Wireless USB test sessions 

Thursday, May 1st  8:15 am - 6:15 pm - Pre-scheduled Wireless USB test sessions
Friday, May 2nd  8:15 am - 12:45 pm - Pre-scheduled Wireless USB test sessions

Schedule Notes

  • Bring quality equipment. Poor-quality monitors, mice, keyboards, etc. sometimes used at prior workshops have made it difficult to get the test sessions finished on time.
  • If you miss your assigned test time, you forfeit your test slot.  It may NOT be possible to reschedule testing at this workshop.
  • Wireless USB attendees must check-in at the USB Hospitality Suite between 3:00 to 4:00PM on Monday, April 28th to confirm your test reservation.  If you do not check-in, you forfeit your test reservation and the cancellation policy will apply.
  • There will be very limited time available for debugging .  Please be sure to pre-test and debug your devices before attending.  There will be no rescheduling of test times.

Testing Information

Wireless USB Test Sessions

Please refer to http://www.usb.org/developers/wusb/docs/ for the Wireless USB 1.0 Specification, Wireless test specifications and other related documents. 

 

Pretest

To determine that devices registered for the Wireless USB workshops operate within the basic functionality as defined in the Wireless USB specification, vendors must provide WUSBCV Log files generated by running the WUSBCV Tool on the device.  Log files must be sent to USB-IF Administration by April 20th to complete your registration.

 

Please refer to the Wireless USB compliance workshop and certification lab hardware prequalification tests at http://www.usb.org/developers/events/compshop/WUSB_Testing/pretest.

 

Shipping Information

Attn: USB Compliance Workshop, c/o (registered guest)

Embassy Suites Portland Airport        
7900 Northeast 82nd Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97220
USA

Phone: +1-503-460-3000    

What to Bring

Wireless USB Product Vendors:

·        All equipment and drivers necessary to operate the Wireless USB product.

·         Completed checklist(s), checklists are available at http://www.usb.org/developers/compliance/check_list/.  

·         A USB flash media drive to store electronic copies of test results.

·         Host vendors must bring a Wireless USB device to demonstrate functionality.

·        All pretest results must be sent to USB-IF Administration by April 20, 2008.

Cost

Compliance workshop participants are responsible for their own travel, food, and hotel expenses. The USB Implementers Forum will cover all administrative costs.  Lunch will be provided.

Help

Questions?
If you have issues not covered by the provided information, please email USB-IF Administration or call 1-503-619-0426.