Electrical Engineering Glossary Definition for USB

Definition
Universal Serial Bus (USB): A standard port that enables you to connect external devices (such as digital cameras, scanners, keyboards, and mice) to computers. The USB standard supports data transfer at three rates: low speed (1.5MBps), full speed (12Mbps) and high speed (480 MBps).

Mbps=million bits per second.

Synonyms

• Universal Serial Bus

Related Parts
• MAX3420E - USB Peripheral Controller with SPI Interface

See Also
• Show application notes for: "USB"
• Serial Interface
• RS-232
• SCSI
• Bandwidth

Find Another Term
0-9  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Comment on This Term (Corrections, Suggestions, etc.)

Suggest Another Term We Should Add