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I would not bet on this without a schematic for the new Zero to check against, or a shipping device to test it on. I suspect that the D-/D+ lines of the PWR po
by jepler 11y ago
I would not bet on this without a schematic for the new Zero to check against, or a shipping device to test it on. I suspect that the D-/D+ lines of the PWR port are not even connected to the SOC.
The linked cable is probably not appropriate anyway since it is USB 3.0. The 3.0 "B" plug is not compatible with a 2.0 "B" receptacle.
Edit: As far as I can tell from this information about the SOC http://elinux.org/RPi_BCM2835_Pinout http://elinux.org/RPi_BCM2835_Pinout there is only one pair of USB D-/D+ lines. I don't see another IC that could act as an onboard hub, so I think it's hardware limited to supporting a single USB port.
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- icebraining 11y agoOh, I'm not talking about reusing the Pi power port to connect the Wifi, I'm saying that you could connect the Wifi to the single data USB port, but use a Y cable to connect the VCC/GND lines of the Wifi adapter directly to the charger. EDIT: Like this (the right one is the Y-cable): +--------------+ +------+ | | | WIFI | | Rasp Pi | +--+---+ | | ^ +--+------+----+ | ^ | | | | | | | D-/D+ | | +-------------->+ | ^ | VCC/GND | + + Charger Charger