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Oh christ... Those pins are actually different signals? When I bought a nexus phone and looked at the new connector I assumed they were just trying to use trick
by drewm1980 11y ago
Oh christ... Those pins are actually different signals? When I bought a nexus phone and looked at the new connector I assumed they were just trying to use tricks to reduce contact resistance or something.
- lsaferite 11y agoWell, the USB 2.0 pins are mirrored so there is no negotiation needed to orient the plug. The others can be mirrored or not, depending on how it is operating. Negotiation can change the job of several sets of pins.
- Dylan16807 11y agoIf you're using the plug to do USB, you only use the pins on a single side. It's also possible to use DisplayPort and USB 2.0 with the pins on one side. You use the pins on both sides to do four-lane DisplayPort, or DisplayPort and USB 3 at the same time, or Thunderbolt.