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Amazon Basics USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro B Cable For Smartphone, 6 feet, Black

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Universal Serial Bus (USB) was developed in the 1990s in an effort to simplify the connections between computers and peripheral devices.

The USB specification also defines limits to the size of a connecting device in the area around its plug, so that adjacent ports are not blocked.Although USB Type A is still the most used connector, the USB Type C are becoming increasingly more popular. Most computers that are built today come with several USB ports, and USB is the interface of choice for most home and office peripherals including printers, cameras, modems, and portable storage devices. USB-PD A and B plugs have a mechanical mark while Micro plugs have a resistor or capacitor attached to the ID pin indicating the cable capability.

Available in both USB-A and USB-C varieties, USB hubs often feature multiple connectivity options, but which one is right for you? The Micro-USB B is smaller in size to a USB Mini-b, and can be easily identified by its black-coloured receptacle and compact 5 pin design. This is, by definition, a device with two logical B ports, each with a captive cable, not a cable with two A ends.Some USB ports and external hubs can, in practice, supply more power to USB devices than required by the specification but a standard-compliant device may not depend on this. In addition to the above cable assemblies comprising two plugs, an "adapter" cable with a Micro-A plug and a standard-A receptacle is compliant with USB specifications. The USB-C plug connects to both hosts and devices, replacing various Type-A and Type-B connectors and cables with a standard meant to be future-proof. The USB standard specifies tolerances for compliant USB connectors to minimize physical incompatibilities in connectors from different vendors.

A high-powered device must be configured, after which it may draw up to 5 unit loads (500 mA), or 6 unit loads (900 mA) for SuperSpeed devices, as specified in its configuration because the maximum power may not always be available from the upstream port. While not compliant with the USB standards, these cables at least do not provide a device damage hazard since Type-B ports on devices are unpowered by default. A number of extensions to the USB Specifications have progressively further increased the maximum allowable V_BUS voltage: starting with 6.

However, to Bill, this is the only reasonable way to do business and the only acceptable way to combine his passion for music (and all things high performance), with his need to make a living. If both connectors are USB Type-A, it would be a USB Type-A cable (or a USB male-to-male of cable or, simply, a USB cable). In September 2007, the Open Mobile Terminal Platform group (a forum of mobile network operators and manufacturers such as Nokia, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and LG) announced that its members had agreed on Micro-USB as the future common connector for mobile devices.

Apple, one of the original MoU signers, makes Micro-USB adapters available—as permitted in the Common EPS MoU—for its iPhones equipped with Apple's proprietary 30-pin dock connector or (later) Lightning connector. The initial versions of the USB standard specified connectors that were easy to use and that would have acceptable life spans; revisions of the standard added smaller connectors useful for compact portable devices. Micro-USB was endorsed as the standard connector for data and power on mobile devices by the cellular phone carrier group Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) in 2007.To allow for voltage drops, the voltage at the host port, hub port, and device are specified to be at least 4. On some devices, the Type-B receptacle has no data connections, being used solely for accepting power from the upstream device. In most modern technology devices, there will be some form of USB connection available to connect equipment. specification mandates appropriate color-coding while it only recommends blue inserts for Standard-A USB 3.

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