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Originally Posted by b0rsuk
Believe ? Anything more substantial ? I tried to find information on this, but couldn't find anything other than speculation.
I know Iliad does have an USB port, and SDK. But that may be not enough. USB port provides 5V constantly. This means that an USB keyboard may require up to 5V to function. I suspect USB port in ebook devices is primarily to allow to connect them to computers, which then provide the 5V. I mean, it's for connecting the reader TO computer, not something to the reader, right ?
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A USB port can be either a master port or a slave port. Most peripheral devices such as eBook readers have a slave port that is used to hook them to a computer. The iLiad has a master port which can supply power and behave as a master port. Unlike the older serial ports a USB port can typically only be one or the other, not both. The main purpose of the USB port on the iLiad is to attach memory devices but it can also be used for other devices such as a keyboard. The iLiad forum has information on this so your research must not have included that forum. I only said I believe because I don't personally own one and only read about them in the iLiad forum. I don't know if they had to add some driver or they just hooked it up.
Dale