Re: S-parameter test sets

Joel Kolstad wrote: 
Terry,

"Terry Given" <my_name@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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One detailed read of the protocol was enough to kill that idea. What a
dog! Trust computer scientists to pick the most complex method of doing
anything.



What didn't you like about it?  I've used USB before, and while it is somewhat
complex, if you're actually trying to achieve everything that USB does (power
control, plug and play, guaranteed delivery as well as bulk delivery, "dumb"
modes for initial boot of PCs with keyboards and mice as well as the standard
"smart" modes, multiple speeds, etc.), I think that much of the complexity is
needed.  (I'd say the one place they got carried away was with control
reads/writes... and once they let the "software guys" loose on defining stuff
like HID, but that's no an inherent problem with USB itself).

---Joel

its been a while since I looked (despite desinging USB products quite recently, I never write software so dont care about the protocol), but it struck me as being overly complex. I should go read my USB 2.0 book again, and try and recall what else I thought was crap. IIRC I didnt like the hierarchical structure, but this was a decade ago.

Cheers
Terry


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