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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: USB on the goRe: USB on the go
From: Chris Holt <amiga2k_at_cox.net>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 09:43:17 -0400 On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:45:57 +0300, Ofir Carny wrote: > Is anyone here familiar with USB OTG? (e.g. > www.usb.org/developers/onthego and www.usbonthego.com) > As far as I understand, it enables USB slave devices to communicate > with each other, I am not sure about two things: No, by definition, two USB slave devices cannot communicate with each other and nothing can change that. USB On-The-Go devices will have the capability to act as a host or a slave. Which device is which is determined by the cable if two "dual role" devices are connected. If a dual role device is connected to a standard USB device, the dual role device will act as host or slave according to the need of the standard device. > Do both device have to support it? >From the "Introduction to..." document on the site: A. No, USB OTG devices will connect to all PCs, and will also have host functionality to connect to supported USB peripherals, including over 1.1 billion USB enabled products shipped to date. > Can the archos USB HW support it? Or perhaps, "Can it support the Archos USB HW?" Answer: I don't see why not. Chris Received on 2003-08-04 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |