Data communication cables with power

A data communication cable comprising:

• a serial connector, wherein the serial connector includes a power pin and a first set of data pins, wherein the serial connector is to provide a first data communication protocol through the first set of data pins and provide electrical power through the power pin to a peripheral device coupled to the serial connector;
• a header connector physically coupled directly to the first set of data pins to route data from a header of a computing device to the first set of data pins via a serial communication protocol;
• and
• a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector physically coupled directly to the power pin to provide power from a USB port of the computing device to the power pin, wherein a second set of data pins corresponding to the USB connector are terminated such that the second set of data pins are not coupled to the power pin or coupled to the first set of data pins of the serial connector to prevent data communication through the USB connector to the serial connector.

A data communication system comprising:

• a system board including:
• a header implementing a serial communication protocol, wherein the header includes a set of contact pins extending from the system board;
• a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port extending from the system board;
• and
• a data communication cable coupled to the header and the USB port, wherein the data communication cable includes:
• a serial connector;
• a header connector physically coupled directly to the serial connector to route data from the header of the system board to the serial connector via the serial communication protocol;
• and
• a USB connector, wherein the USB connector is physically coupled directly to the serial connector to provide power from the USB port of the system board to the serial connector, wherein a set of data pins corresponding to the USB connector are terminated such that the set of data pins corresponding to the USB connector are not coupled to the serial connector to prevent data communication through the USB connector to the serial connector.