USB cables and connectors (1.1 vs 2.0)

Feb 27, 2004 1 Replies

Dear all,



can anyone tell me what is the main difference between cables and connectors used in USB 1.1 vs 2.0? I'd like to use USB2.0 camera in a small video system and I have to cut the cable and replace std connector with my own one (due to dimension and some other stuff). Can I do it without bothering? Should I pay special attention to my own connector? What factor must be considered? I have done all this with USB1.1 device but I'm not sure about 2.0.



Thnx in advance WLAD



AFAICS, it's probably quite simple: USB 2.0 has essentially the same specs, but it'll be a good deal pickier about you following them precisely. E.g. I'm quite sure a cable used by your typical USB 1.1 mouse wouldn't carry USB 2.0 successfully.

No --- you always have to bother. The question is *how* much you have to bother about this. And the answer to that would be: more than you would have dealing with USB 1.1.

400 MBit/s can be serious high-frequency stuff compared to the 11 MBit/s of USB1.1.

Certainly.

Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker@physik.rwth-aachen.de) Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

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