What is a USB Cable?
A universal serial bus (USB) cable is a type of cord that you use to connect a USB printer or other USB device to a computer. USB is a newer, faster, and more versatile technology than you have with a parallel cable. What type of USB cable do I need? You need to use a USB interface cable – Type ‘A’ connector to type ‘B’ connector to connect your HP PSC 2210 to your computer. There are other types of USB cables available. Please make sure to purchase a cable that meets these specifications. You can use either a USB 1.0 or USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) cable. The HP PSC 2210 is compatible with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed. Where can I get the cable? Please click the link on the hp.com home page for where or how to buy HP products.
The term USB stands for “Universal Serial Bus”. USB cables are some of the most popular cable types available, used mostly to connect computers to peripheral devices such as cameras, camcorders, printers, scanners, and more. Devices manufactured to the current USB Revision 2.0 specification are backward compatible with version 1.1. View a helpful tutorial about USB (Universal Serial Bus). Detail of USB Cable Construction The USB cable standard allows for these advantages over serial cable types: • USB cables are “Hot Pluggable”, in other words you can connect and disconnect the cables while the computer is running without fear of freezing the computer • USB cables are fast, transferring up to 480Mbps. Compare that to serial communication which transfers data at about 20Kbps • USB cables carry power as well as signals. This allows for “USB powered” gadgets as well as recharging batteries in cameras and other USB peripherals • USB cables are designed with several distinct connector types
A Universal Serial Bus Cable, normally referred to as a USB cable, is primarily used to connect a USB device to a host. Common hosts include computers and video game consoles. While there are multiple USB standards, cables that are fully compliant with USB 1.1 specifications will work with USB 2.0 technology and vice versa. USB cables can be identified by the USB-trident on top of the plug overmolds of type “A” and “B” connectors. A USB cable can have numerous types of plug ends, the style of which is called a connector. Connector types include Standard-A, Standard-B, Mini-B, Micro-A, Micro-B, and Micro-AB. These plugs go into corresponding receptacles built into hosts and devices. Standard-A receptacles are the type commonly referred to as USB ports on computers; Standard-B receptacles are usually found on large peripheral devices such as printers and scanners; Mini- and Micro- receptacles are usually on small devices like digital cameras and cellular phones; Mini-AB receptacle are, a
