Publisher's Synopsis
This book catalogs the most popular and commonly used serial-port interfaces and provides details on the specifications and the latest standards, enabling you to select an interface for a new design or verify that an interface is working correctly. Each chapter is based on a different interface and is written in an easy to follow, standard format.
With this book you will learn:
- The most widely used serial interfaces
- How to select the best serial interface for a specific application or design
- The trade-offs between data rate and distance (length or range)
- The operation and benefits of serial data transmission
- The most common media used for serial data transmission
