HP Visualize c360 PA-RISC Visualize Workstation Universal Serial Bus - Page 10

The Uses of USB Ideal Uses • Most human input devices: bar code, buttons, digitizers, gaming, gloves, joysticks, keyboards, knobs, light-pens, mice, 6-axis, tablets, trackballs, touch-pads • Modem & telephony: POTS, FAX, ISDN, T1, ADSL, low-end cable modem • Printers, up through 40 ppm or so • Simple audio: MIDI, speakers, mono&stereo I/O, 5.1 compressed surround out- put (moving the audio codec outside the box has benefits but overhead hazards) • Low-demand imaging: digital still cameras, low-rate and/or low-resolution motion video (e.g. conferencing), monitor calibrators, custom displays, monitor control • External floppy drives (FDD, LS-120, HiFD, ZIP) • Legacy adaptors (USB-IR, USB-serial, USB-parallel, USB-PS/2) • Security authentication: biometric input, dongles, intrusion detection • Power management: UPS, cryo-cooler control Hot-attach/detach permits simple (albeit break-before-make) console switching, and the 5m segment length can handle most server rack situations.