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There are two types of connectors, type A and type B. The reason there are two types isthat some devices have built in cables while others have removable cables. If the cableswere the same it would be possible to connect a host hub port to another host hub port.Because of the polarity of the connectors, the +5 volts would be connected to ground. Tokeep this from happening the hub’s output ports use type A connectors and the deviceinput ports use type B. This means that it is impossible to connect one hub port to anotherhub port. On an external hub, the input to the hub is a type B connector unless the cableon the hub is permanently connected (no connector).Figure 10.3USB connectorsThe USB standard states that the USB will run at either 1.5 Mbps (slow speed) or12 Mbps (fast speed). The USB must have low-speed cables and high-speed cables. Thisis due to the impedance difference caused by the different frequencies of data transfer.Low speed cables use untwisted and unshielded. The data pair is 28 AWG and the powerpair is 20–28 AWG. The low-speed cable is used on devices like keyboards and mice.The maximum distance for low-speed cabling is 3 meters. High-speed cables are twistedand shielded. The data pair is 28 AWG and the power pair is 20–28 AWG. The maximumpropagation delay must be less than 30 ns. The maximum distance for high speed USB is5 meters.External hubs are used to increase the amount of devices connected to the system.Usually they have four USB output ports and either one type B input connector or adedicated cable. This cable has a type A plug on it. It is usually connected to a host hub,but could also be connected to the output socket (type A) of another external hub. Even

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