Table 12. USB connector pin-number assignments.

USB cables and hubs: You need a 4-pin cable to connect devices to USB 2 or USB 3. If you plan to attach more than two USB devices, you must use a hub to connect the devices. The hub provides multiple connectors for attaching additional external USB devices.

USB technology transfers data at up to 12 megabits-per-second (Mbps) with a maximum of 127 external devices and a maximum signal distance of five meters (16 ft) per segment.

USB connectors: There are two USB connectors located on the rear of the server for attaching USB-compatible devices, see “I/O connector locations” on page 60 for the location of the USB connectors. The table below shows the pin-number assignments for the USB connectors.

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Table 12. USB connector pin-number assignments.

Pin

Signal

 

 

1

+5 V

 

 

2

-Data

 

 

3

+Data

 

 

4

Ground

 

 

Audio connectors

The audio connectors are used to connect external audio equipment to your server, see “I/O connector locations” on page 60 for the location of these connectors.

Line Line Mic

out in

Line out: This connector is used to send audio signals from the server to external devices, such as powered speakers with built-in amplifiers, headphones, multimedia keyboards, or the audio Line in connector on a stereo system.

Line in: This connector is used to accept audio signals from external devices, such as line output from a stereo, television, or musical instrument into the server sound system.

Mic: This connector is used to connect a microphone to your server when you want to record voice or other sounds on the hard disk drive. It might also be used by speech recognition software.

MIDI connector

The musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) connector allows your server to interact with musical instruments and other musical equipment. You might use the MIDI connector as an interface between your server and a synthesizer to edit and store sound information for the synthesizer on the server. See “I/O connector

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IBM x Series 200 manual Audio connectors, MIDI connector, USB connector pin-number assignments