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Õ What is USB?
Õ Pre-Releases Of USB
Õ History Of USB
Õ USB 3.0 Now
Õ Key Features
Õ Connector Properties
Õ Connector Types
Õ Architecture
Õ Conclusion
% at is USB?
Õ USB stands for Universal Serial Bus
Õ Hot swappable
Ú Devices can be safely plugged and unplugged as
needed while the computer is running (no need to
reboot)
Õ Expandability
Ú Up to 127 different peripheral devices may theoretically
be connected to a single bus at one time
Õ Bus-supplied power
Ú USB distributes the power to all connected devices,
eliminating the need for an external power source for
low power devices (flash drives, memory cards,
Bluetooth)
©onnecto p ope ties
Õ Availability
Ú Consumer Products are expected to become
available in 2010
Õ Usability
Ú Most connectors cannot be plugged in upside down
Õ Durability
Ú The standard connectors were designed to be robust
Õ Compatibility
Ú Two-way communication is also possible. In USB 3.0,
full-duplex communications are done when using
SuperSpeed (USB 3.0) transfer
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male B-type
female A-type
male A-type
USB 3.0 vs. Ot e Standa ds
Õ FireWire 1394 has a maximum data
transfer rate of 800 Mbps
Õ Example:
Ú Asus demonstrated transfer of a 25 GB HD
movie in 70 seconds using a USB 3.0 bus
versus the USB 2.0 transfer time of about 4
hours
©ables
Pin Name Cable Description
Color
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maximum cable length is 5 metres (16 ft)