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Chapter 6
Cable accessories
Minimum requirements and guidelines
Cable adapters and converters
A variety of cable adapters and converters are available for connecting disparate types of
devices. An adapter or converter is usually required when connecting a source device (such as a
computer) to a display device (such as a SMART product) that doesn't have a matching connection.
For example, a computer that has only a Display Port connection would need an adapter to
connect to a SMART product that has only an HDMI connection.
Some connection types have multiple versions, such as USB 2.0 and 3.0, HDMI 1.4 and 2.0, Single
and Dual mode Display Port, and so on. Any adapters you use must take these versions into
account. Some connections support only adapters of the same version.
Adapters versus converters
Because adapters do not convert signal types, they work only for connections that have the same
signal type. An adapter can't convert a digital signal to an analog signal, for example. If you require
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