A peripheral driver is the part of an electronic circuit that contains a piece of software that enables a computer to communicate like a transceiver with a peripheral device. Peripheral devices include external computing equipment such as a mouse, keyboard, monitor, printer or scanner.
How do peripheral drivers work?
The electronic circuit connects to the computer to enable the two to communicate with an external (peripheral) device. For example, once a printer or a mouse is connected to a computer, a connection is created, allowing the user to print out documents or control the a mouse. Peripheral devices are dependent on the computer system; external devices won't work without the help of a computer and only become functional when connected to a computer system.
Types of peripheral devices
There are many different peripheral devices, but they fall into three general categories
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Linear Technology’s RS485 standards are widely used in
local networks as well as data transfer over long distances and they are ideal in industrial and commercial applications. The Profibus (Process Field Bus) protocol is carried out for fieldbus solutions in ...
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Infineon’s CAN (Control Area Network) transceivers are designed
for use in the automotive industry. The data rate can go up to 1Mbps and they have different features including receive only mode, INH output as well as Bus wake up inputs. ...
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LIN is a small, serial, slow, and cheap
bus system. LIN is based on one master node and a number of LIN slaves (up to 16). It is a low-cost concept for automobile networks, for which it standardizes the transmission ...
Description:
Linear Technology’s RS485 standards are widely used in
local networks as well as data transfer over long distances and they are ideal in industrial and commercial applications. The Profibus (Process Field Bus) protocol is carried out for fieldbus solutions in ...
