WSL provides support with connecting USB devices to Linux distributions running WSL 2 using the USB/IP open-source project, usbipd-win.
Run the installer (.msi) from the latest release on the Windows machine where your USB device is connected.
User space tools for Linux are also needed. Open a WSL terminal and install the support packages.
sudo apt install linux-tools-generic hwdata
sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/local/bin/usbip usbip /usr/lib/linux-tools/*-generic/usbip 20Using a Powershell terminal as administrator enter the following command:
usbipd wsl list - Note the BUS ID value for the USB device you want to attach to WSLFor example, an output for a Sigma7 robot will include the following:
BUSID VID:PID DEVICE
1-6 1451:0403 Force Dimension sigma.7
To attach a new device to WSL, use the attach command (with the bus-id from above as an example):
usbipd wsl attach --busid 1-6Verify that the device will show up in your Linux environment by typing into a WSL terminal lsusb. It should now list your attached device.
To detach a device from WSL, use the detach command:
usbipd wsl detach --busid 1-6Note that by default devices are not shared with USBIP clients. You will need to re-attach your devices if starting a new WSL session. To avoid using terminals, a GUI application also is available that handles attaching/detaching devices between Windows and WSL Linux. The latest installer is always available on their releases page. Installation of dependencies should be handled automatically at the end of the MSI installer.