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  USBIF - Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum
USBIF is a acronym that can contains many meanings which are listed below.
There may be many popular meanings for USBIF with the most popular definition being that of Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum
If you have more information or know of another definition for USBIF, please let us know so that we can review it and add that information to our database.
www.auditmypc.com /acronym/USBIF.asp   (171 words)

  
  Universal Serial Bus - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
As of 2005, the only large classes of peripherals that cannot use USB (because they need a higher data rate than USB can provide) are displays and monitors, and high-quality digital video components.
The design of USB is standardized by the USB Implementers Forum (USBIF), an industry standards body incorporating leading companies from the computer and electronics industries.
This version was standardized by the USBIF at the end of 2001.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/USB   (3558 words)

  
 USB or Universal Serial Bus
The USBIF specifically forbids the use of certain cables and passive pass-through connectors on devices such as keyboards or monitors because of the potential for voltage drop.
Belkin is currently developing cables that will meet the USBIF specification and extend the distance between segments to 15.5 meters.
Although it does not meet the USBIF specification at this time; Belkin's USB manual switch boxes will allow USB devices to be shared.
www.chinook-computers.com /usb.htm   (1744 words)

  
 Smart Computing Article - USB Devices   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
According to the USB Implementers Forum (USBIF, the founding and governing body for USB development and evangelism; http://www.usb.org), most computers built after 1998 are USB-supportive.
According to the USBIF, your operating system should provide all of the support necessary for the USB devices you wish to add; however, some may need specialized drivers.
The USBIF advises that this technique is reliable only up to distances of approximately 25 meters (approximately 27 1/3 yards).
www.smartcomputing.com /editorial/article.asp?article=articles/archive/l0605/14l05/14l05.asp&guid=   (2200 words)

  
 USB - PearPC
As of 2005, the only large classes of peripherals that cannot use USB (because they need a higher data rate than USB can provide) are displays and monitors, and high-quality digital video components.
The design of USB is standardized by the USB Implementers Forum (USBIF), an industry standards body incorporating leading companies from the computer and electronics industries.
This version was standardized by the USBIF at the end of 2001.
wiki.pearpc.net /index.php?title=USB   (403 words)

  
 Variety Is Spice Of RetailVision - 9/18/2000 - TWICE
Any company wishing to use the new USB logo must submit its products to USBIF tests at designated labs around the country for authorization, said a spokesman, who noted that testing has already begun.
The USBIF claimed that 500 million USB peripherals will ship worldwide by 2003, up from less than 100 million in 1999, according to PC Data, Reston, Va. In addition, peripherals will soon ship with USB 2.0, offering 40 times faster performance at 480 Mbps than the current standard at 12 Mbps.
To help educate retail salespeople on the benefits of USB, USBIF is offering a training quiz through its website at www.usb.org/channel.
www.twice.com /article/CA39975.html   (1524 words)

  
 Peer-to-peer USB 2.0 spec. washed in public | The Register
Intel is still very keen on USB 2.0, but with Windows XP support still some way off, even it feels the need to talk up 1394.
Probably the end, too, since the USBIF's reference to "selected" USB devices suggests that while On-the-Go may be touted as a way of allowing MP3 players to share files (not that the Recording Industry Ass.
After a period of public consultation the USBIF hopes to draft a final 1.0 specification by the end of the year.
www.theregister.co.uk /2001/09/05/peertopeer_usb_2_0_spec   (517 words)

  
 Win 98 Will Boost Use Of Peripherals - Technology News by TechWeb
Thursday's release of Microsoft Windows 98 with its support for Universal Serial Bus will generate dynamic growth in the peripheral marketplace, and that should be good news for reseller, said the chair of a trade association representing 450 computer companies.
Support for USB, or the ability to easily plug-and-play several different devices, has long been a goal of Microsoft to showcase the new ability, Bill Gates, Microsoft CEO and chairman, reportedly is planning to demonstrate a sheet-fed scanner using Win 98 plug-and-play capabilities at the official launch celebration Thursday.
Also, USBIF officials expect fewer product returns because end users will find products easier to operate.
www.techweb.com /wire/story/TWB19980625S0020   (509 words)

  
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At the outermost layer is the device driver within the OS.
To eliminate the need for vendors to write device drivers, the USB Implementors Forum (USBIF) fostered the development of several Class Specifications.
A class spec is an OS-independent definition of how a particular USB device talks on the bus.
archive.chipcenter.com /digitalconsumer/c013.html   (1221 words)

  
 USB vs USB 2.0 - Associated Content
The development of USB is overseen by an organization known as the USB Implementer’s Forum (USBIF).
Unlike USB 1.1, there is only one implementation allowed for USB 2.0 by the USBIF, making it more easily universal than the original.
USB vs. USB 2.0 One of the major concerns of the USBIF is the ability to interchange USB and USB 2.0.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/10733/usb_vs_usb_20.html?page=2   (1436 words)

  
 SS-Tech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
*To be listed on the 'Integrators list', member company of USBIF needs to submit a complete Checklist and participate a USB Compliance workshop.
If the Checklist is satisfactory and the products pass the test, the company's products will be listed on the 'Integrators List'.
The 'Integrators List' will be used by the USBIF member companies to make product purchase decisions.
www.sewoon.com /com/hirosekorea/dataroom/19-usb.html   (333 words)

  
 Mobile Enterprise Magazine - Connecting Wireless Solutions to Business Strategy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Some of the technologies showcased at CES included a new text messaging/text entry solution for smartphones, a miniature, ultra-thin color projection display for mobile phones, and the Wireless USB, which will eventually allow computer users to free themselves from the wires connecting them to their desktops, keyboards, printers and other electronic devices.
Detailed by the USB Implementers Forum (USBIF), the Wireless USB is slated to appear this year with adaptors and native hardware support.
Other technologies revealed at CES included an online data migration and backup capability service from Dell that will be available later this year in the United States.
www.mobileenterprisemag.com /gates.shtml   (532 words)

  
 GSA Build Relationship with Standards Organizations
LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- While the Gaming Standards Association continues to introduce its standards into the marketplace, it is driving forward by establishing partnerships with other open industry standards organizations.
Additionally, the USBIF has granted GSA a "usage page," which has essentially turned GSA into a recognized USB standardization committee for USB gaming devices by the USBIF.
A usage page is a number that USB HID devices use to identify the group they belong to, i.e.
www.casinocitytimes.com /news/article.cfm?contentID=152862   (545 words)

  
 OSR's ntdev List: MSC and composite devices
So the composite driver has to know how to group interfaces together generically.
The USBIF recently (in the past 2 years) approved the IAD (interface association descriptor) which describes this grouping.
If the version of the composite driver you are using has IAD support, it will work.
www.osronline.com /showThread.CFM?link=96327   (741 words)

  
 Standards and Trade Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While the Gaming Standards Association continues to introduce its standards into the marketplace, it is driving forward by establishing partnerships with other open industry standards organizations.
Additionally, the USBIF has granted GSA a "usage page," which has essentially turned GSA into a recognized USB standardization committee for USB gaming devices by the USBIF.
A usage page is a number that USB HID devices use to identify the group they belong to, i.e.
www.kensei-news.com /cgi-bin/bizdev/exec/view.cgi/43/40115   (657 words)

  
 Gaming Standards Association Becomes Full 'Member' of Global Open Standards Industry
GSA Exchanges Memberships With HTNG and USBIF LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While the Gaming Standards Association continues to introduce its standards into the marketplace, it is driving forward by establishing partnerships with other open industry standards organizations.
GSA has become an associate partner with Hotel Technology Next Generation (HTNG) and has established a technical liaison relationship with the Universal Serial Bus Implementers Forum (USBIF).
This will help HTNG achieve its objectives faster by leveraging GSA's efforts, and will also provide important real-life feedback to GSA from one or more broad-based implementation efforts." Additionally, the USBIF has granted GSA a "usage page," which has essentially turned GSA into a recognized USB standardization committee for USB gaming devices by the USBIF.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-19-2005/0004091250&EDATE=   (642 words)

  
 SunOS man pages
Each child will then have its own "compatible" property with a list of names.
All compatible names of interface children begin with "usbif." For example:
If the device has just one configuration and one interface, and is of device class 0, no default "usb,device" compatible name is added; instead a list of "usbif" compatible names is appended.
www.hgc.edu /webgen/sysdocs/C/solaris_9/SUNWaman/hman7d/ugen.7d.html   (2977 words)

  
 SunOS man pages
Each child will then have its own "compatible" property with a list of names.
All compatible names of interface children begin with "usbif." For example:
If the device has just one configuration and one interface, and is of device class 0, no default "usb,device" compatible name is added; instead a list of "usbif" compatible names is appended.
docsun.cites.uiuc.edu /sun_docs/C/solaris_9/SUNWaman/hman7d/ugen.7d.html   (2977 words)

  
 ZDNet India > Insight > communication > Wipro-NewLogic and Alereon demonstrate solution
Wipro-NewLogic, the major in the sale of wireless Intellectual Property (IP) cores, demonstrated its Dual Role Device (DRD) MAC IP core with the AL4000 WiMedia PHY from Alereon, the Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology provider for mobile WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB solutions.
Based on certified wireless USB Technology from the USB Implementers Forum (USBIF), Wipro-NewLogic's DRD MAC IP core acts as Wireless USB Device as well as Wireless USB Embedded Host.
For the demo, one Wireless USB setup is configured as Embedded Host MAC (attached to a PC), the second is configured as a Device MAC (attached to a mobile handset).
www.zdnetindia.com /news/communication/stories/167513.html   (263 words)

  
 usb - tutorials free design (universal serial bus)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
What do you need to know about designing USB 2.0 products to ensure they meet the USBIF compliance test requirements?
This presentation provides a practical approach to designing USB products by focusing on those key aspects that impact compliance testing at USBIF workshops and test labs.
Mentor Graphics® is a technology leader in electronic design automation (EDA), providing software and hardware design solutions that enable companies to develop better electronic products faster and more cost-effectively.
www.eg3.com /WebID/busses/usb/blank/overview/a-z.htm   (561 words)

  
 Monaco OPTIX XR Colorimeter - Penn Camera
Glass cover over lens for accuracy and protection provides a very robust surface that is easy to clean and prevents scratching.
Industry certifications: FCC and CE approvals, USBIF certified.
No portion of this website may be reproduced without the express written permission of Penn Camera Exchange Inc.
www.penncamera.com /store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=5527   (157 words)

  
 Universal Serial Bus - EHCI Compliance Testing Program
Manufacturers can contact one of the Independent Test Labs for completion of this testing.
A host controller implementation that passes this testing gets certified by the USBIF.
The Controller is expected to correctly operate as the host controller for a run of the USB-IF Transaction Translator Logo Tests (USBHTT).
www.intel.com /technology/usb/ehciprogram.htm   (410 words)

  
 Apple 2 stuff   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This utility provides the ability to read/write whole Apple II disks using the xmodem protocol over a serial link, using an Apple Communications card or equivalent in slot 2.
It will work with a USBIF in slot 2
Hyperterminal) on the PC at the other end of the link to transfer the files.
member.melbpc.org.au /~rplant/apple.htm   (442 words)

  
 Universal Serial Bus (USB*) EHCI Compliance Testing Program
Manufacturers can contact one of the independent test labs for completion of this testing.
A host controller implementation that passes this testing gets certified by the USBIF.
The Controller is expected to correctly operate as the host controller for a run of the USB-IF Transaction Translator Logo Tests (USBHTT).
developer.intel.com /technology/usb/ehciprogram.htm   (272 words)

  
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SunOS 5.8/5.9 Last change: 26 Oct 2003 1 Devices ugen(7D) Each child will then have its own "compatible" property with a list of names.
All compatible names of interface children begin with "usbif." For example: name='compatible' type=string items=2 value='usbif472,b0b0.100.config1.0' + 'usbif472,b0b0.config1.0' If the device has just one configuration and one interface, and is of device class 0, no default "usb,device" compatible name is added; instead a list of "usbif" compatible names is appended.
To bind the new device type while keeping existing device types, issue an update_drv(1M) command of the following form (on a single line): update_drv -a -m '*
developers.sun.com /solaris/developer/support/driver/docs/ugen7d.txt   (1926 words)

  
 NTL and USB cable modem - A solution? - LinuxQuestions.org
Open a File Manager window, cut and paste the above into a text document.
If your cable modem is on eth0 instead of eth1, amend the line starting usbif=.
You will have to put the modems MAC address (aka serial number) in the line beginning macAddress=.
www.linuxquestions.org /questions/showthread.php?threadid=47782   (1585 words)

  
 HI-TECH Software Forums: USB troubles
TOK_DONE = 0; // clear Token Done flag
USBIF = 0; // Clear USB interrupt flag
TRISB = 0x01; // Make RB0 an input and the rest outputs
www.htsoft.com /forum/all/showthreaded.php?Number=12778&page=   (305 words)

  
 Orange Micro Brings USB 2.0 To Laptop Computers || The Mac Observer
The new card, designed especially for a laptop computer's PC Card expansion slot, contains four USB ports that can support both the older USB 1.1 standard or the new USB 2.0 standard.
At the USBIF Developers Conference, Orange Micro announced today that it had commenced worldwide shipment of its OrangeUSB 2.0 CardBus PC Card.
USB 2.0 is a new technology (also known as USB 2.0 Hi-Speed) which allows users to connect faster peripherals to their computers.
www.macobserver.com /article/2001/05/08.7.shtml   (775 words)

  
 Orange Micro Announces New USB 2.0 Card || The Mac Observer
The OrangeUSB PCI Board has 4 external and 1 internal USB 2.0 Hi-Speed ports.
It has been certified by the USBIF to meet the USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hardware specifications.
USB 2.0 Hi-Speed outperforms the older USB 1.1 by running up to 480 Mbits/s compared to the standard 12 Mbits/s.
www.macobserver.com /article/2001/04/03.5.shtml   (719 words)

  
 GLOBIS Inc. - MonacoOPTIX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Glass cover over lens for accuracy and protection provides a very robust surface that is easy to clean and prevents scratching.
Industry certifications: FCC and CE approvals, USBIF certified.
Color Monitor with 24–bit or greater video card (with LUT support)
www.globisinc.com /products/xrite/monacooptix.htm   (350 words)

  
 USB Devices Can Crack Windows   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Click here to read an ExtremeTech comparison of Seagate's 5GB Pocket Hard Drive and Iomega's 20GB Mini Hard Drive.
Companies like Microsoft are just beginning to consider the security threat from peripheral devices, even as developments like the USBIF's Wireless USB standard will make it possible to remotely connect to PCs using high-speed, USB-based technology, Sever said.
But IT administrators, and an increasing number of companies, are waking up to the threat.
www.eweek.com /article2/0,1895,1840131,00.asp   (1491 words)

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