USB2517 - Can I use the default VID and PID of this hub for mass production?

If you don't plan on going through the USB-IF certification for a logo, you can reuse our Vendor ID (VID)/Product ID (PID) since it's a generic hub. There won't be any collision in functionality. Microchip only needs to give formal permission when the customer is getting USB-IF certification. With PIC® devices, you must follow the certification procedure because each PID has different functionality.

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To have VID and PID of your own or to apply for the sublicensing program, go to the https://www.microchip.com/usblicensing/.

The concern here is that drivers, and other OS programs that identify parts based on the PID, gets confused when a mass storage class device and an HID device share the same PID. This is not the case with Microchip's hubs.

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