USB class 0x10 — Audio/Video
Class code 0x10 marks a device or interface as Audio/Video. Operating systems read this value from the descriptor and bind a generic class driver, which is why most audio/video hardware works without a vendor driver even when the VID:PID pair is unrecognised.
How it appears on your system
$ lsusb -v
bInterfaceClass 16 Audio/VideoWindows exposes the same value in the compatible IDs list as USB\Class_10, extended with &SubClass_xx&Prot_xx for the subclass and protocol below.
Subclass and protocol codes
| Subclass | Protocol | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | — | AVData Control |
| 02 | — | AVData Video Stream |
| 03 | — | AVData Audio Stream |
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