HP Visualize c360 PA-RISC Visualize Workstation Universal Serial Bus - Page 12

Comparing USB to Legacy

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Comparing USB to Legacy Attribute Ports per host Pin count Cable segment length Max. transparent distance Topology Device-to-Device I/O? Hot attach/detach Device power Power available Power management Devices/port controller Device enumeration Peak transfer rate Error control Flow control USB Open (2 typ.) 4 5m 30m PS/2 2 6 (4 used) ~4m ~4m Tiered Star No Yes Bus or Local Point-to-Point N/A No Host or Local 100-500mA / port 1 A / port Yes No 127 2 + eavesdrops All Keyboard and Mouse only 12 Mbps ~12.5 Kbps CRC Packet re-try None Clocked I/O HP-HIL 1 4 3m ~45m Daisy-Chain No No Host only 1 A / system No 7 Yes 60 Kbps None Clocked I/O Serial Open (2 typ.) 3...25 (9 typ.) 50 ft., however Unlimited w/repeaters Point-to-Point No No Local or Parasitic Pull-up Trickle No 1 + eavesdrops Rarely ~115 Kbps Per device Unreliable Parallel 1...3 (1 Typ.) 34 3m Unlimited w/repeaters Point-to-Point No No Local or Parasitic Pull-up Trickle No 1 + eavesdrops Sometimes ~3 MB/s (typ. < 1 MB) None Handshake

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Comparing USB to Legacy
Attribute
USB
PS/2
HP-HIL
Serial
Parallel
Ports per host
Open (2 typ.)
2
1
Open (2 typ.)
1…3 (1 Typ.)
Pin count
4
6 (4 used)
4
3…25 (9 typ.)
34
Cable segment length
5m
~4m
3m
50 ft., however
3m
Max. transparent
distance
30m
~4m
~45m
Unlimited
w/repeaters
Unlimited
w/repeaters
Topology
Tiered Star
Point-to-Point
Daisy-Chain
Point-to-Point
Point-to-Point
Device-to-Device I/O?
No
N/A
No
No
No
Hot attach/detach
Yes
No
No
No
No
Device power
Bus or Local
Host or Local
Host only
Local or
Parasitic
Local or
Parasitic
Power available
100-500mA / port
1 A / port
1 A / system
Pull-up Trickle
Pull-up Trickle
Power management
Yes
No
No
No
No
Devices/port controller
127
2 + eavesdrops
7
1 + eavesdrops
1 + eavesdrops
Device enumeration
All
Keyboard and
Mouse only
Yes
Rarely
Sometimes
Peak transfer rate
12 Mbps
~12.5 Kbps
60 Kbps
~115 Kbps
~3 MB/s
(typ. < 1 MB)
Error control
CRC
None
None
Per device
None
Flow control
Packet re-try
Clocked I/O
Clocked I/O
Unreliable
Handshake