Connection Types Flashcards
What is the max cable length and non-encoded transfer speed of USB 1.1?
5 meters, 12 Mbps
What is the maximum cable length and transfer speed of USB 2.0?
5 meters and 480 Mbps
What is the max cable length and transfer speed of USB 3.0?
3 meters, 5 Gbps
What is the max cable length and transfer speed of USB 3.1 Gen 2?
3 meters, 10 Gbps
What is the max cable length and transfer speed of USB 3.2?
Up to 3 meters, 20 Gbps
Which USB types are half duplex and which are full duplex?
USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 are half duplex, USB 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 are full duplex
Which USB revisions have EMI issues and which do not have as many?
USB 1.1 has Less EMI, USB 2.0, 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 all have crosstalk, attenuation, and jitter
What is a common issue for USB 1.1?
USB 1.1 has less problems but it is slower
What is a common issue for USB 3.0?
Spread spectrum-interference (ISM radio bands, Wifi)
What is a common issue for USB 3.1 and USB 3.2?
Risk of signal degradation
What are some common connector types for USB connections?
USB Type-A, USB Type-B, USB Mini-B, USB Micro-B, and USB Type-C
What versions of USB is the Mini-B capable of?
USB 1.1 and 2.0
How many USB devices can connect on one port?
Up to 127 devices
How much minimum power is output per USB port for USB 2.0 and 3.0 (mA, W, V)?
USB 2.0: 500 mA, 2.5 W, 5V
USB 3.0: 900 mA, 4.5W, 5V
What are the signaling rates for USB4 Gen 2 and 3?
Gen2 is 10 Gbps and Gen3 is 20 Gbps. With 2 lanes, the speeds for Gen2x2 is 20 Gbps and Gen 3x2 is 40 Gbps
What does USB 3.2 1x1 (Or USB 3.2 Gen 1) represent (Nickname, total data rate, # lanes, data rate per lane, encoding type, effective speed, comparable other gens, denotation)?
SuperSpeed, 5 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) data signaling rate over 1 lane using 8b/10b encoding (effective 500 MB/s) , the same as USB 3.1 Gen 1 and USB 3.0. (Logo denoted SS5)
What does USB 3.2 2x1 (Or USB 3.2 Gen 2) represent (Nickname, total data rate, # lanes, data rate per lane, encoding type, effective speed, comparable other gens, denotation)?
SuperSpeed+, 10 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) data rate over 1 lane using 128b/132b encoding (effective 1.2 GB/s), the same as USB 3.1 Gen 2. (logo denoted SS10)
What does USB 3.2 Gen 1×2 represent (Nickname, total data rate, # lanes, data rate per lane, encoding type, effective speed, denotation)?
SuperSpeed+, 10 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 8b/10b encoding (effective 1 GB/s). (denoted SS10)
What does USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 represent (Nickname, total data rate, # lanes, data rate per lane, encoding type, effective speed, denotation)?
SuperSpeed+, new 20 gigabit per second (Gbit/s) data rate over 2 lanes using 128b/132b encoding (effective 2,424 MB/s). (denoted with a SS20 logo)
What connection type has the same end as Thunderbolt 1 and 2?
Mini DisplayPort (available in Displayport 1.2)
What is the max speed of Thunderbolt 1?
10 Gbps per channel / 20 Gbps total - only Thunderbolt 1 supports dual channels
What is the cable length of Thunderbolt 1?
Optical = 60 meters, copper = 3 meters
What is the duplex type of Thunderbolt 1?
Full duplex
What is the max transfer speed of thunderbolt 2?
20 Gbps