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The law disallows dongles as a "solution".
by Y-bar 4y ago
The law disallows dongles as a "solution".
- peteradio 4y agoWhat language in the law disallows dongles?
- Y-bar 4y agoThe law itself. It is amending Directive 2014/53 which allowed dongles. The part which allowed dongles is made away by this new directive. It's entire raison d'être of the law is to mandate that devices themselves and their charger share a common standard. So an example e.g. Annex 2a clarifies that: > The requirements in points 2 and 3 below shall apply to the following categories or classes of radio equipment [mobile phones, tablets, cameras, headsets, mice, etc, ...] > [They shall] be equipped with the USB Type-C receptacle, as described in the standard EN IEC 62680-1-3:2021 ‘Universal serial bus interfaces for data and power - Part 1-3: Common components - USB Type-C® Cable and Connector Specification’, which should remain accessible and operational at all times;