| US 7,540,746 B2 | ||
| Electrical encoding of cable types and configurations | ||
| Chris M. Barnette, Richardson, Tex. (US); and Richard Schumacher, Richardson, Tex. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 06, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/399,069. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0238349 A1, Oct. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 12/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—77 | 20 Claims |
| 1. A system, comprising:
a first circuit assembly having a plurality of circuit traces;
a second circuit assembly having a plurality of circuit traces;
a cable assembly connecting the plurality of circuit traces on the first circuit assembly to the plurality of circuit traces
on the second circuit assembly;
signal generating circuitry to generate signal values on one or more of the plurality of circuit traces in the first circuit
assembly; and
an operational logic module to compare signal values on one or more of the plurality of circuit traces in the second circuit
assembly to an expected signal value.
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