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        import brainstem

stem = brainstem.stem.USBHub3c()
result = stem.discoverAndConnect(brainstem.link.Spec.USB)

if result == (brainstem.Result.NO_ERROR):
    result = stem.system.getSerialNumber()
    print("Connected to USBHub3c with serial number: 0x%08X" % result.value)
else:
    print ('Could not find a module.\n')

stem.disconnect()

        
      
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        #include 
#include "BrainStem2/BrainStem-all.h"
  
int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
    std::cout << "Creating a USBHubc module" << std::endl;

    aUSBHub3c hub;
    aErr err = aErrNone;
    uint32_t serial_number = 0;

    err = hub.discoverAndConnect(USB);
    if (err != aErrNone) {
        std::cout << "Error "<< err <<" encountered connecting to BrainStem module" << std::endl;
        return 1;

    } else {
        std::cout << "Connected to BrainStem module." << std::endl;
        stem.system.getSerialNumber(&serial_number);
        std::cout << "Serial Number: " << serial_number << std::endl;
    }
    stem.disconnect();
}
        
      
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        int main(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
  linkSpec* spec = NULL;
  aLinkRef stem = 0;
  aErr err = aErrNone;

  spec = aDiscovery_FindFirstModule(USB, LOCALHOST_IP_ADDRESS);
  if ((spec != NULL) &&
      (spec->t.usb.usb_id != 0))
  {
      stem = aLink_CreateUSB(spec->t.usb.usb_id);
      if (0 == stem) {
          printf("Error creating link.\n");
          err = aErrConnection;
          goto cleanup;
      }
  }
  else{
      printf("No BrainStem module was discovered.\n");
      err = aErrNotFound;
      goto cleanup;
  }
  
  //Wait for link to transition to running state.
  uint8_t count = 0;
  while ((aLink_GetStatus(stem) != RUNNING) && 
          (count < 30))
  {
      count++;
      aTime_MSSleep(10);
  }
  
  if ((count >= 30) &&
      (aLink_GetStatus(stem) != RUNNING))
  {
      printf("BrainStem connection failed!\n");
      err = aErrNotReady;
      goto cleanup;
  }
  
  printf("Connected to BrainStem module %08X\n", spec->t.usb.usb_id);

cleanup:
  if(spec) { aLinkSpec_Destroy(&spec); }
  if(stem) { aLink_Destroy(&stem); }
  
  return err;
}        
        
      
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        curl http://127.0.0.1:9005/api/v1/devices
# OR
curl http://127.0.0.1:9005/api/v1/acronameDevices
# Endpoint responses will contain an object with a connected Acroname device's serial number
        
      
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using System;
using System.Threading;

using Acroname.BrainStem2CLI;

namespace BrainStem2CLI_USBHub3c
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Creating USBHub3c module");
            USBHub3c stem = new USBHub3c();
            UInt32 serial_number = 0;

            aErr err = stem.module.discoverAndConnect(m_linkType.USB, 0);

            if (err != aErr.aErrNone)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Error connecting to device: {0}", err);
                Console.WriteLine("Press enter to exit");
                Console.ReadLine();
                System.Environment.Exit(1);
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Successfully connected to BrainStem module\n");
                stem.system.getSerialNumber(ref serial_number);
                Console.WriteLine("Serial Number: {0}", serial_number);
            }
            stem.module.disconnect();
        }
    }
}
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