18 Jul
2002
18 Jul
'02
12:36 a.m.
I wrote (about HP-HIL):
> It's my understanding that electrically it
forms a loop, because the
> last device loops the data back. I could be wrong -- it wouldn't be
> the first time.
Joe wrote:
I'm pretty sure that you're correct about the
name but I don't
understand how they know what device to put the "loop" into since
almost any HP-HIL device could be the last one on the chain.
The last device can tell that there are no further devices chained to
it.
I should have said "logically" rather than "electrically"; I do NOT
think
there is electrical connectivity of the data line.