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Assuming the structural issues are solved, isn't it literally as easy as doubling each pin in a 180° fashion and shorting each pair? What additional controller
by MauranKilom 6y ago
Assuming the structural issues are solved, isn't it literally as easy as doubling each pin in a 180° fashion and shorting each pair? What additional controller complexity would this lead to (assuming termination issues are solved)?
- chaorace 6y agoI suppose there's no reason you couldn't do that. I imagine they didn't want to do that because cables (as a platonic ideal) should just carry signals from point A to point B without fudging anything. When you start to screw with that dynamic, you end up with lots of non-standard issues that people blame on the standard (I'm reminded of contractors jamming two 100mb/s lines through a single Cat5e cable instead of just switching on a single 1000mb/s line)
- coryrc 6y agoThat is exactly how usb 2.0 (LS/FS/HS) devices are implemented with USB-C.
- lajhsdfhsdf 6y agoNot for high speed data (USB3.1 ++). The electrical length of the unused pins causes reflections in the signal. It's a consequence of the finite speed of light.