How to access usb device using ASP.NET core

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I created a desktop app that control usb device now i want to convert the app to a webapp but the problem is the ASP.net core doesn't detect the usb device i tried many solutions but the same result the usb device and website are all in my pc i tried other technologies like node js and python django it worked fine on those but i want to do it in asp.net core any other solutions thanks in advance

What I have tried:

i used ActiveX and WCF but they didn't detect my device

Posted 6-Apr-20 20:08pm

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Updated 6-Apr-20 23:21pm

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F-ES Sitecore 7-Apr-20 7:25am

You wouldn't want a website accessing your USB devices, so your site can't do it either.

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2020-04-06T23:21:00

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If your device isn't a HID (human interface device), you won't be able to access it. If it *is* a HID, there are ways to do it. Google "usb hid from web site". You'll get thousands of results.

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