NEO 1973 usb change needed

Felipe Balbi me at felipebalbi.com
Mon Mar 3 23:30:50 CET 2008


On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 03:21:03PM -0700, Shawn Rutledge wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Shawn Rutledge
> <shawn.t.rutledge at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Felipe Balbi <me at felipebalbi.com> wrote:
> >  >  I'm trying to start helping openmoko project and I noticed a "bug" in
> >  >  usb hardware:
> >  >
> >  >  In order to get otg certification neo's usb receptacle should be changed
> >  >  to a micro-AB receptacle instead of a mini-B receptacle.
> >
> >  I think you are right that it should not be a "slave only" jack,
> >  considering that the device can also be a master.
> 
> Oh but that would not permit charging the phone with "standard"
> existing USB chargers. :-(
> 
> Maybe it should have both kinds, a slave port and an OTG port?

nope, a micro-B to standard-A cable is enough for this purpose.
OTG Devices shall have only 1 otg port, i.e. only one micro-ab
receptacle.

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Best Regards,

Felipe Balbi
me at felipebalbi.com
http://blog.felipebalbi.com



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