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USB device and detection method thereof

US8793425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2011
Grant dateJul 29, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2213/0042
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A USB device and a detection method therefor. It can be detected whether the USB device is a master device or a slave device without the use of an ID pin, thereby saving the pin resources of the USB device. The USB device comprises: a series branch formed by a first pull-up resistor (R1) and a first switch (S1) and having one end connected to VCC and the other end connected to a D+ or D− data line; a series branch formed by a second pull-up resistor (R2) and a second switch (S2) and having one end connected to the VCC and the other end connected to the D+ data line; a series branch formed by a third pull-up resistor (R3) and a third switch (S3) and having one end connected to VCC and the other end connected to the D− data line; a series branch formed by a fourth pull-up resistor (R4) and a fourth switch (S4) and having one end being grounded and the other end connected to the D+ data line; and a series branch formed by a fifth pull-up resistor (R5) and a fifth switch (S5) and having one end being grounded and the other end connected to the D− data line. The USB device belongs to the field of communication devices.

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