Comment by gkfasdfasdf
2 years ago
This really highlights one of the disadvantages of everything going to the same physical port - it's not easy to tell what the capabilities of the port and cable are.
2 years ago
This really highlights one of the disadvantages of everything going to the same physical port - it's not easy to tell what the capabilities of the port and cable are.
It is a weakness of the USB consortia paper process to not enforce labeling on their hardware, cables and ports. Same physical port does not really matter. Also operating systems could help with clarifying the ports without special tools. Would be so easy.
The USB-IF already has labeling guidelines[0], pretty much all manufacturers just chose to completely ignore them.
[0]: https://www.usb.org/sites/default/files/usb-if_usb_type-c_ca...
The problem is that there are options to not carry all thru the cable.
Feature matrix of port is less of a problem (althought can still be confusing) but fact that one feature can work with one cable but not other is massive mess.
And power direction too, it's utter mess