• USB uses Non-Return to Zero, Inverted signaling
– Separate clock signal not required to be delivered with data
– '1' on the data line indicates no change in level of NRZI signal
– '0' on the data line indicates transition in level of NRZI signal
– Long string of 1s will eventually cause receiver to lose
synchronization
Idle
0
Data
NRZI
1
1
0
1
0
TM
0
0
1
1 1
0