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No I think the GP meant the port on the iPhone as the “other end”. In other words, why not have all of the protection logic built into the phone?
by chongli 6y ago
No I think the GP meant the port on the iPhone as the “other end”. In other words, why not have all of the protection logic built into the phone?
- projektfu 6y agoIf the cable is dumb, it can’t switch the +5v power coming from a USB supply. If it can switch it, it’s not dumb.
- rtpg 6y agojust as an example, imagine you end up putting a fuse in the cable. If the fuse blows, then the cable can be easily replaced. A chip in the iPhone.... not so much. Though likely there's something in the phone _as well_ as the cable.