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May 31, 2010 by kgb	Why would we need a cable driver for the USB cable? shouldn't the computer recognize the cable since all the signals have been transformed from serial to USB protocols? I'm assuming that the computer is only powering the circuitry inside the cable, the serial to USB adapter. KGB
May 31, 2010 by mongo	The cables in the NK are also a serial converter. It's not exactly the USB signal that the NK sees.

May 31, 2010
by kgb
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Why would we need a cable driver for the USB cable? shouldn't the computer recognize the cable since all the signals have been transformed from serial to USB protocols? I'm assuming that the computer is only powering the circuitry inside the cable, the serial to USB adapter.

KGB

May 31, 2010
by mongo

The cables in the NK are also a serial converter. It's not exactly the USB signal that the NK sees.

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