Human Interface Device

However, HID can also be used for other purposes, such as relay cards, controllers ( knobs and switches ), thermometer, multimeter, telephony and many other applications. Is restricted usability among others by a lower number of endpoints and low data transfer rate.

HID device drivers are included in the standard operating systems. If a HID device connected ( during operation), it is usually directly as device type input devices (Human Interface Devices) detected and displayed, for example, in the device manager of Microsoft Windows.