298d:2020 — NB-2020-U Fingerprint Reader
Next Biometrics
- Vendor ID
- 298d
- Product ID
- 2020
- Combined
- 298d:2020
- Decimal
- 10637:8224
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a NB-2020-U Fingerprint Reader manufactured by Next Biometrics. The vendor ID 298d is registered to Next Biometrics with the USB Implementers Forum, and 2020 is the product ID that Next Biometrics assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 298d:2020 Next Biometrics NB-2020-U Fingerprint Reader.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 298d:2020 Next Biometrics NB-2020-U Fingerprint Reader
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 298d:2020, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 298d:2020. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=298d, idProduct=2020.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_298D&PID_2020 USB\VID_298D&PID_2020&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_298D&PID_2020"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
NB-2020-U Fingerprint Reader:
Product ID: 0x2020
Vendor ID: 0x298d (Next Biometrics)Driver help
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.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
298d Next Biometrics 2020 NB-2020-U Fingerprint Reader