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Ports, connectors, and cables
Unit objectives Identify and connect serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors Identify and connect PS/2 ports, cables, and connectors Identify and connect USB ports, cables, and connectors Identify and connect FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Identify and connect infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Identify and connect multimedia ports Identify the symptoms, probable causes, and potential solutions to port, cable, and connector related problems
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Topic A Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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Serial transmission
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Parallel transmission
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Serial port resources Port IRQ I/O address (hex) COM1 4 03F8-03FF COM2
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Serial port characteristics
Port speed Data bits Start/stop bits Parity Flow control
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Male and female connectors
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Serial connectors Pin 6 Pin 9 Pin 5 Pin 1
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Serial cables Multiple conductors Straight-through cable
Send, receive, power, ground, etc. Straight-through cable Pin 1 goes to pin 1 Pin 2 goes to pin 2 Null modem cable Pins crossed and connected to simulate modem
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Pin numbers Function Pin # (9-pin) Pin # (25-pin) Frame ground n/a 1
Carrier detect (CD) 8 Receive 2 3 Transmit Data terminal ready (DTR) 4 20 Signal ground 5 7 Data set ready (DSR) 6 Request to send (RTS) Clear to send (CTS)
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9-pin null modem connections
9-pin cable functions End 1 End 2 Carrier detect (CD) 1 4 Receive 2 3 Transmit Data terminal ready (DTR) 1 and 6 Signal ground 5 Data set ready (DSR) 6 Request to send (RTS) 7 8 Clear to send (CTS)
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25-pin null modem connections
25-pin cable functions End 1 End 2 Frame ground 1 Transmit 2 3 Receive Request to send (RTS) 4 5 Clear to send (CTS) Data set ready (DSR) 6 20 Signal ground 7 Carrier detect (CD) 8 Data terminal ready (DTR) 6 and 8
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Examining serial ports, cables, and connectors
Activity A-1 Examining serial ports, cables, and connectors
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Parallel ports Parallel transmissions Often used for printers
LPT ports LPT1 LPT2 Additional ports through expansion adapters More modern PCs use USB
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Parallel port resources
IRQ I/O address (hex) LPT1 n/a F LPT2 F LPT3 03BC-03BF
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Port types “Normal” or “Default” (unidirectional)
Bidirectional versions Standard (SPP) Enhanced (EPP) Extended capabilities port (ECP) Communications techniques Centronics
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Female 25-pin parallel port
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Centronics connectors
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Examining parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Activity A-2 Examining parallel ports, cables, and connectors
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Topic B Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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PC input devices Keyboard Mouse Trackball Trackpad Pens (styli)
Touch screens
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Keyboard port and connector
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AT keyboard port and connector
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Mouse port and connector
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Bar code reader with Y-cable
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Examining keyboard and mouse ports
Activity B-1 Examining keyboard and mouse ports
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Topic C Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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USB features Hot-swappable Self-configuring connections
Multiple device support High-speed data transfers Two classes Host Device
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USB device classes Audio Communications device HID Imaging IrDA Bridge
Mass storage Monitor Printer Video
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USB versions USB 1.1 USB 2.0 Up to 12 MBps transfers
Three speeds: 1.5 MBps, 12 MBps, and 480 MBps Backward compatible
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USB symbols USB port symbol USB 2.0 label
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USB devices in Device Manager
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USB ports
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USB connectors
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USB power 5 volts, 6 amps = 30 watts powe
Best for small-draw devices, such as USB hubs Use a powered hub with many devices or high-draw devices
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Installing USB devices
Run setup program from device manufacturer Connect USB device Bar code readers Keyboards Mice Touch screen monitors Multimedia devices Scanners/printers Biometric devices Restart your computer
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Activity C-1 Examining the USB bus
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Topic D Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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FireWire features Hot-swapping and self-configuration
Multiple device support — Up to 63 devices (16 physical) Data transfer rates of 800 Mbps and beyond Asynchronous and isochronous transfer modes Supports time-critical transfers on the bus, such as real-time video Based on the Serial SCSI standard Peer-to-peer bus
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FireWire versions FireWire 400 FireWire 800 Up to 400 MBps
Cables up to 4.5 meters (Daisy chain up to 72 meters) FireWire 800 Base speed 800 MBps 1.6 and 3.2 GBps versions available (Extend to 1000 meters with optical repeaters)
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Isochronous transfers
Time-critical transfer of data Video capture Real-time video Machine control
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4-pin FireWire ports, connectors
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6-pin FireWire ports, connectors
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FireWire power 30 volts, 1.5 amps = 45 watts power
Higher power provisions than USB
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Installing FireWire devices
No device drivers for expansion adapters or devices in Windows 2000 Professional All Windows XP versions OS interacts with device using IEEE 1394 specifications Simply plug in: Video cameras Printers External drives
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Examining the FireWire bus
Activity D-1 Examining the FireWire bus
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Topic E Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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Wireless connections Infrared Radio Bluetooth
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Infrared Pulses of infrared light 9600 bps to 4 Mbps
10 – 20 feet range Direct line of sight Infrared Serial Data Link (ISDL) 1.5 Mbps 20 feet
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IrDA port
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Radio Modulated signals sent over radio waves Not line of sight
Varying technologies with varying features 802.11g: 54 Mbps
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wireless router
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Bluetooth Short-range radio (10 meters) Self-configuring devices
Cell phones, PDAs, music players, etc.
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A Bluetooth mouse Bluetooth address
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Exploring wireless communications technologies
Activity E-1 Exploring wireless communications technologies
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Topic F Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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Multimedia connections
1/8” connectors RCA connectors Coax MIDI S/PDIF S-Video
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RCA and S-Video connectors
FireWire RCA connectors USB
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Coax connector
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MIDI connectors
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S/PDIF connections Coax S/PDIF connections Square S/PDIF
input and output connections
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Examining multimedia connections
Activity F-1 Examining multimedia connections
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Topic G Topic A: Serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors
Topic B: Keyboards, mice, and pointing devices Topic C: USB ports, cables, and connectors Topic D: FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Topic E: Infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Topic F: Multimedia ports, cables, and connectors Topic G: Port, cable, and connector troubleshooting
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Serial port, cable and connectors
Serial port physically present, but not listed in Device Manager Serial port inaccessible PC is unable to detect or connect to external modem
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Parallel ports, cables and connectors
Parallel port physically present, but not listed in Device Manager Parallel port inaccessible Cannot print to printer connected to parallel port
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USB ports, cables and connectors
Cannot connect to or use USB device USB device not listed in Device Manager USB device works intermittently or not at all “Unknown Device” in Device Manager
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PS/2 ports, cables and connectors
“No Keyboard Found” BIOS error Moving mouse causes random characters to appear on the screen or you receive a series of beeps No mouse pointer or pointer won’t move when you move the mouse Mouse moves erratically
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Wireless ports Unable to connect to infrared device
Unable to connect to radio wireless device Unable to connect to Bluetooth wireless device Wireless device not responding
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Multimedia ports S/PDIF connection produces garbled data, error messages indicate Unknown Format or Wrong Sample Rate MIDI device is not found Video problems occur when using S-Video connection No sound from the speakers
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Troubleshooting port, cable, and connector-related problems
Activity G-1 Troubleshooting port, cable, and connector-related problems
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Unit summary Identified and connected serial and parallel ports, cables, and connectors Identified and connected PS/2 ports, cables, and connectors Identified and connected USB ports, cables, and connectors Identified and connected FireWire ports, cables, and connectors Identified and connected infrared and Bluetooth wireless ports Identified and connected multimedia ports Resolved port, cable, and connector related problems
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