Ground loops. • Ground-Loops • Voltage flows • A ground loop is a current across a conductor, created by a difference in potential between two grounded points, as in two buildings connected by a run of RS-232 or other data line. When two devic...

...board space. • Thinner cables • Serial ATA also uses thinner cables (no more than 6.3mm wide) that are available in longer lengths (up to 1 metre) as well as an improved connector design to reduce crosstalk. It also offers hot-swappable capabilitie...

USB 3.0 • USB 3.0. • The newest USB standard, USB 3.0 or “SuperSpeed USB," provides vast improvements over USB 2.0. USB 3.0 promises speeds up to 5 Gbps, about ten times that of USB 2.0. • USB 3.0 uses a sync-n-go technology that minimizes use...

Component video • Component video, an advanced video format • Traditional Composite video standards—NTSC, PAL, or SECAM—combine luminance (brightness), chrominance (color), blanking pulses, sync pulses, and color burst information into a singl...

USB Standards • USB standards • The Universal Serial Bus (USB) hardware (plug-and-play) standard makes connecting peripherals to your computer easy. • USB 1.1 • USB 1.1, introduced in 1995, is the original USB standard. It has two data rates: ...