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USB Topology and Communication

This chapter introduces the topology of the USB and how the host software communicates with devices over the USB. This is only a high-level introduction. For the complete details of the USB topology and communication model, see the Universal Serial Bus Specification, which can be found at http://www.usb.org/developers.

USB Bus Topology

Communication Over the USB


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