0403:c8b9 — Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU 1HE

This is the USB identifier for a Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU 1HE manufactured by Future Technology Devices International, Ltd. The vendor ID 0403 is registered to Future Technology Devices International, Ltd with the USB Implementers Forum, and c8b9 is the product ID that Future Technology Devices International, Ltd assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0403:c8b9 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU 1HE.

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0403:c8b9 Future Technology Devices International, Ltd Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU 1HE

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0403:c8b9, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0403:c8b9. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0403, idProduct=c8b9.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_0403&PID_C8B9
USB\VID_0403&PID_C8B9&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0403&PID_C8B9"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU 1HE:
      Product ID: 0xc8b9
      Vendor ID: 0x0403  (Future Technology Devices International, Ltd)

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page. Future Technology Devices International, Ltd official support →

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

0403  Future Technology Devices International, Ltd
	c8b9  Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU 1HE

• 0403:c633 TinyCrypt dongle
• 0403:c634 glcd2usb interface
• 0403:c7d0 RR-CirKits LocoBuffer-USB
• 0403:c8b8 Alpermann+Velte MTD TCU
• 0403:c8ba Alpermann+Velte Rubidium H1
• 0403:c8bb Alpermann+Velte Rubidium H3
• 0403:c8bc Alpermann+Velte Rubidium S1
• 0403:c8bd Alpermann+Velte Rubidium T1

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