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List of Terms

  1. Breakaway End
  2. BusKill Cable
  3. BusKill Software
  4. Jig
  5. Magnetic_Coupler
  6. Magnetic Release Cord
  7. Pogo Contacts
  8. Pogo Pin
  9. Pogo Contact
  10. Release End
  11. USB A
  12. USB Ejection Event
  13. USB Insertion Event

Breakaway End

The Magnetic Coupler has two parts. The Breakway end is the part of the coupler that would separate from the laptop, it terminates the cord that is attached to the user.

BusKill Cable

Used to refer to the assembly of a USB, USB Extender Cord, and Magnetic Coupler with a laptop installed and running BusKill software.

BusKill Software

A program that you can install on Linux, MacOS, or Windows that allows you to set up a trigger that occurs with a USB Ejection Event. The trigger could be locking the screen, shutting down the computer, or something else.

Jig

A printed piece that is used to stabilize something during assembly.

Magnetic Coupler

The Magnetic Coupler has two parts, the Breakaway End and the Release End. These two parts contain magnets and contacts. The coupler is designed so that when the magnets are in place, the Pogo Pins and Pogo Receptors contact and transfer signal through the coupler. When the Magnets detach, the Pins and Receptors separate and the signal is disconnected causing a USB ejection event.

Magnetic Release Cord

AKA Magnetic Breakaway Cord

All of these terms are used to refer to the assembly of a USB A, USB A Extender Cord, and Magnetic Coupler.

Pogo Contact

Contacts refers to either the Pogo Pins or the Pogo Recptors. For the Magnetic Coupler to work, the contacts move the data and power from one end of the magnetic coupler to the other so that the USB drive is connected to the Laptop. They're directly wired into the USB Extender Cord.

Pogo Pin

The Pogo Pin is a spring loaded pogo pin. It is soldered to a pin of a USB A port and housed in the Release End of the Magnetic Coupler. When it is in contact with a Pogo Receptor on the end of a USB Extender Cord (housed in Breakaway End of the Coupler), signal

Pogo Receptor

The Pogo Receptor is a conductive contact. It is soldered to the wires of a USB Extender Cord and housed in the Breakway End of the Magnetic Coupler.

Release End

The Magnetic Coupler has two parts. The Release end is the part of the coupler that would remain connected to the laptop, it terminates the cord that ends with the USB that is inside the computer USB port.

USB A

USB A is a type of USB connection. It's the type of connection USB drives use.

USB Ejection Event

What happens when you remove a USB drive from a computer's USB port (or otherwise interrupt the connection, such as with a magnetic coupler) and the computer begins the process of recognizing the connection has terminated.

USB Extender Cord

AKA USB Extension Cable

The USB Extender Cord is a cord that has a USB female port on one end and a USB at the other end. In the BusKill project, this must necessarily be a Data cord, because the project requires a USB data connection.

USB Insertion Event

What happens when you insert a USB drive into a computer's USB port and the computer begins a process of recognizing the device and establishing a connection.