Which foot switch is right for you?

The main differences between the devices are; what driver it uses, how you communicate to it and what it looks like to the operating system.

Driver Type Description Advantages Disadvantages

Delcom USB Driver This is our own driver. To communicate to it you use generic API functions call to open, write, read and close. Example commands are CreateFile(), WriteFile(), ReadFile() and CloseFile. You can also use our DLL to communicate to the device, which is a little bit easier then communicating direct to the driver. Because this is our own driver there are no conflicts with other devices. Multiple devices can be individually accessed on the same machine. Enhanced features; read, write, event counting, etc are also available. Driver must be installed on machine. Custom software is required to communicate with the device.

HID USB Driver This is the operating systems USB driver. To communicate to the device you can either use the HID API functions calls or Direct X API calls. All ready loaded on most OS (Window's, Mac's and Linux.) None or minimum software requirements to communicate to the device. Possible conflicts with other similar devices.

Driver Type	Description	Advantages	Disadvantages
Delcom USB Driver	This is our own driver. To communicate to it you use generic API functions call to open, write, read and close. Example commands are CreateFile(), WriteFile(), ReadFile() and CloseFile. You can also use our DLL to communicate to the device, which is a little bit easier then communicating direct to the driver.	Because this is our own driver there are no conflicts with other devices. Multiple devices can be individually accessed on the same machine. Enhanced features; read, write, event counting, etc are also available.	Driver must be installed on machine. Custom software is required to communicate with the device.
HID USB Driver	This is the operating systems USB driver. To communicate to the device you can either use the HID API functions calls or Direct X API calls.	All ready loaded on most OS (Window's, Mac's and Linux.) None or minimum software requirements to communicate to the device.	Possible conflicts with other similar devices.

Configuration	Description
Custom	This type of footswitch alows the user to configure the footswitch to produce a custom event. The user can either write their program to interface with the footswitch or use the footctrl program. The footctrl program can be used to send customized key presses, mouse buttons or start external appilications.
Joystick	In this configuration the foot switch only emulates a joystick button 1 through 4.
Mouse	In this configuration the foot switch only emulates mouse buttons; left, center or right.
KeyBoard	In this configuration the foot switch acts like a keyboard and will send the key code defined by the internal dip switch.

Item# Description Emulates Driver Type Communications

803600 USB Delcom Foot Switch N/A Delcom USB Driver Direct to Driver or DLL

803620 USB HID Foot Key Switch KeyBoard HID USB Driver System API & HID API Functions.

803650 USB HID Generic Foot Switch N/A HID USB Driver HID API Functions.

803651 USB HID Joystick Button 1 Footswitch JS Button 1 HID USB Driver API or Direct X Functions

803652 USB HID Joystick Button 2 Footswitch JS Button 2 HID USB Driver API or Direct X Functions

803653 USB HID Joystick Button 3 Footswitch JS Button 3 HID USB Driver API or Direct X Functions

803654 USB HID Joystick Button 4 Footswitch JS Button 4 HID USB Driver API or Direct X Functions

803661 USB HID Left Mouse Button Footswitch Mouse Left Button HID USB Driver API

803662 USB HID Center Mouse Button Footswitch Mouse Center Button HID USB Driver API

803663 USB HID Right Mouse Button Footswitch Mouse Right Button HID USB Driver API

803680 USB HID Joystick Buttons 1&2 Dual Footswitch Joystick Buttons 1&2 HID USB Driver API or Direct X Functions

803690 USB HID Joystick Buttons 1&2 Dual Footswitch w/5M Cable Joystick Buttons 1&2 HID USB Driver API or Direct X Functions

803682 USB HID Right & Left Mouse Button Dual Footswitch Mouse Right & Left Button HID USB Driver API

803684 USB Delcom Dual Foot Switch N/A Delcom USB Driver Direct to Driver or DLL

803686 USB HID Dual Foot Switch N/A HID USB Driver API or DLL

Item#	Description	Emulates	Driver Type	Communications
803600	USB Delcom Foot Switch	N/A	Delcom USB Driver	Direct to Driver or DLL
803620	USB HID Foot Key Switch	KeyBoard	HID USB Driver	System API & HID API Functions.
803650	USB HID Generic Foot Switch	N/A	HID USB Driver	HID API Functions.
803651	USB HID Joystick Button 1 Footswitch	JS Button 1	HID USB Driver	API or Direct X Functions
803652	USB HID Joystick Button 2 Footswitch	JS Button 2	HID USB Driver	API or Direct X Functions
803653	USB HID Joystick Button 3 Footswitch	JS Button 3	HID USB Driver	API or Direct X Functions
803654	USB HID Joystick Button 4 Footswitch	JS Button 4	HID USB Driver	API or Direct X Functions
803661	USB HID Left Mouse Button Footswitch	Mouse Left Button	HID USB Driver	API
803662	USB HID Center Mouse Button Footswitch	Mouse Center Button	HID USB Driver	API
803663	USB HID Right Mouse Button Footswitch	Mouse Right Button	HID USB Driver	API
803680	USB HID Joystick Buttons 1&2 Dual Footswitch	Joystick Buttons 1&2	HID USB Driver	API or Direct X Functions
803690	USB HID Joystick Buttons 1&2 Dual Footswitch w/5M Cable	Joystick Buttons 1&2	HID USB Driver	API or Direct X Functions
803682	USB HID Right & Left Mouse Button Dual Footswitch	Mouse Right & Left Button	HID USB Driver	API
803684	USB Delcom Dual Foot Switch	N/A	Delcom USB Driver	Direct to Driver or DLL
803686	USB HID Dual Foot Switch	N/A	HID USB Driver	API or DLL

JS Button 1-4 refers to the joystick buttons on a game port joystick. Ei, JS Button 1 will act just like the JS button 1 on a joystick. Many software programs use the game port buttons as triggers to control the software. These HID JS Button 1-4 Footswitches can be used in place of a joystick to communicate with these programs.

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