Microcontroller dev boards are wonderfully useful items, in testament to which most of us maintain an ample collection of the things. But dragging one out to do a simple job can be a pain, what ...

The cap is 3D printed and then slightly modified with four 1mm holes. Two wires are routed between these holes to make contact points for the VCC and GND pins of the USB stick. The beep circuit is ...

In contrast, the USB 3.0 Type-B connector features a square design with a noticeable protrusion at the top. The larger shape accommodates nine pins, compared to four in other USB Type-B ports.

The Type-C connector, which has 18 pins, is essentially two USB 3.1 SuperSpeed connectors (which have the standard four pins, plus five more to enable 10Gbps connections). If you plug the ...

The results are fascinating, with 3D scans that get the point across beautifully. Starting off, Lumafield scanned a $5.59 USB-C cable offered by NiceTQ. They saw a bare minimum cable, with pins ...

CUI is cutting the cost of its USB Type C connectors in power-only applications, by doing away with the data pins. UJC-HP-3-SMT-TR is a 6-pin USB Type C receptacle that can deliver up to 60W of power ...

The cables may be physically different from the current USB 2.0 models, which don't appear to have enough pins to support the USB 3.0 specification. Over the years, Apple has been making it easier ...

However, while the USB power connection is symmetrical, Peter's testing found that the data connections in Lightning are actually asymmetrical. As such, he believes that dynamic Lightning pin ...

CUI is cutting the cost of its USB Type C connectors in power-only applications, by doing away with the data pins. UJC-HP-3-SMT-TR is a 6-pin USB Type C receptacle that can deliver up to 60W of power ...