15 Feb
2017
15 Feb
'17
3:03 a.m.
On Tue, Feb 14, 2017 at 10:02:55AM -0500, Ethan Dicks wrote:
[...]
This is a peripheral. USB OTG doesn't apply, and
USB-A would be
"inappropriate". Pretend this is an inkjet printer. What plug would you
expect to find on that?
Choose your own facile answer:
a) None, printers have *sockets*;
b) RJ-45; or
c) The only thing I'd connect to an inkjet printer is a steel-toecapped boot.
I much prefer regular USB A/B connectors, as the "micro" form is rather
mechanically weak and seems to break easily. The USB 3 variant is particularly
awful. I have yet to handle any USB C kit, which seems OK on paper, but only
time will tell how good it is in practice.