1c71:c004 — Braille Note Apex (braille terminal mode)

This is the USB identifier for a Braille Note Apex (braille terminal mode) manufactured by Humanware Inc. The vendor ID 1c71 is registered to Humanware Inc with the USB Implementers Forum, and c004 is the product ID that Humanware Inc assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 1c71:c004 Humanware Inc Braille Note Apex (braille terminal mode).

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1c71:c004 Humanware Inc Braille Note Apex (braille terminal mode)

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 1c71:c004, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 1c71:c004. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=1c71, idProduct=c004.

Windows

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

USB\VID_1C71&PID_C004
USB\VID_1C71&PID_C004&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_1C71&PID_C004"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    Braille Note Apex (braille terminal mode):
      Product ID: 0xc004
      Vendor ID: 0x1c71  (Humanware Inc)

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.

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

1c71  Humanware Inc
	c004  Braille Note Apex (braille terminal mode)

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