Identification system and method for recognizing any one of a number of different types of devices

摘要

An identification system and method for recognizing a device as one of a plurality of different types of devices connected to at least one terminal of an information handling system includes supplying a test signal to a device in a test mode; measuring an electrical characteristic of the device in response to the test signal being applied to the device in the test mode; and matching a representation of the electrical characteristic of the device with representations of the electrical characteristics of the plurality of devices for recognizing the device connected to the terminal as one of the plurality of different devices.