Amazon Basics USB 2.0 A-Male to Micro B Cable, 3 feet, Black

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Another use for USB mass storage devices is the portable execution of software applications (such as web browsers and VoIP clients) with no need to install them on the host computer. Today, you will find USB connections in almost all types of electronics and communications hardware, from laptops and mobile phones to printers, microphones and headphones, and even cars. This is common for external hard and optical disc drives, and generally for devices with motors or lamps. A non-standard USB connector would broadly be any USB-compatible port, socket or connection adapter that falls outside the commonly used mainstream types listed above. IEC 62680-2-3:2015 - Part 2-3: Universal Serial Bus Cables and Connectors Class Document Revision 2.

The data pins in the standard plugs are recessed compared to the power pins so that the device can power up before establishing a data connection. Sleep-and-charge USB ports can be used to charge electronic devices even when the computer that hosts the ports is switched off. USB4 products may optionally offer interoperability with the HDMI, MHL, and VirtualLink Alternate Modes. eSATAp (power over eSATA; aka ESATA/USB) is a connector introduced in 2009 that supplies power to attached devices using a new, backward compatible, connector.

The ID pin of the OTG port is not connected within plug as usual, but to the ACA itself, where signals outside the OTG floating and ground states are used for ACA detection and state signaling. Communication is full-duplex in SuperSpeed operation mode; earlier modes are half-duplex, arbitrated by the host. The upcoming USB4 standard, officially announced in 2019, relies on a differently shaped USB Type-C port.

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. Thunderbolt3 has two physical 20Gbit/s bi-directional channels, aggregated to appear as a single logical 40Gbit/s bi-directional channel. During the firmware upgrade operation, USB devices change their operating mode effectively becoming a PROM programmer. USB Type-C jacks are much smaller than Type-A or Type-B variants, but they can send data far more quickly than older models.USB-PD Devices can request higher currents and supply voltages from compliant hosts—up to 2A at 5V (for a power consumption of up to 10W), and optionally up to 3A or 5A at either 12V (36W or 60W) or 20V (60W or 100W). introduced Type-A SuperSpeed plugs and receptacles as well as micro-sized Type-B SuperSpeed plugs and receptacles.