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06/11/09 08:40
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#166007 - Update...
Responding to: ???'s previous message
After lots of more experiments I couldn't find the source of this weird behavior and I was about to give up! Finally, I measured the USB cable. To my surprise, I found at that both of the cables I've purchased as USB 2.0 cable were not shielded! The metal plated USB plugs at both end of the cable were connected to nowhere!

Using a shielded USB cable highly improved the EMI resistance of my device. With a shielded cable, the PC chassis ground is connected to my PCB ground and EMI can find a path to discharge.

Though using a shielded cable highly improved my device, it doesn't make my device EMI proof. I still need to make some more changes in PCB design and other things.

Now I wonder why someone would ever need a non-shielded USB cable and why these things are still sold in the market!

List of 30 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
FT232R USB to Serial            01/01/70 00:00      
   Something silly ?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Capacitive Coupling            01/01/70 00:00      
         Ideas            01/01/70 00:00      
         there is always SOME coupling...            01/01/70 00:00      
   crash and reset the USB connection            01/01/70 00:00      
      Very unlikely            01/01/70 00:00      
         PC USB crash            01/01/70 00:00      
            Isolated hub?            01/01/70 00:00      
         PC Isolation?            01/01/70 00:00      
   just blame the chip.            01/01/70 00:00      
      Please see my other post with image (nt)            01/01/70 00:00      
   is connector grounded on Your side?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Huh?            01/01/70 00:00      
         yes            01/01/70 00:00      
            Floating the end of the cable shielding            01/01/70 00:00      
      Was using wrong cable            01/01/70 00:00      
   More information            01/01/70 00:00      
      Hmm            01/01/70 00:00      
      isolation            01/01/70 00:00      
   Update...            01/01/70 00:00      
      USB and RS485            01/01/70 00:00      
         could this be it            01/01/70 00:00      
            Tested both self-powered and bus-powered            01/01/70 00:00      
         RS485 Converter            01/01/70 00:00      
      el.circui?            01/01/70 00:00      
      re: why?            01/01/70 00:00      
         USB 1.1            01/01/70 00:00      
            re: USB 1.1            01/01/70 00:00      
               popular culture            01/01/70 00:00      

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