[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Re: USB Mini vs Micro

[dan p]

just saw on hack a day that their "bus pirate" appears to use the micro...

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:43 AM, Laen <james.neal at gmail.com> wrote:

> Speaking for myself, I have ~20 mini-USB and no micro.  I've seen
> maybe 1 micro-USB connector in the wild.
>
> On Jun 26, 7:35 am, Paul Stoffregen <p... at pjrc.com> wrote:
> > I've been contemplating switching the Teensy boards to Micro USB,
> > instead of the Mini USB they have now.  Here's a photo with both
> connectors.
> >
> > http://www.intomobile.com/images/2007/05/27/motorola_razr2_v8img_3995...
> >
> > My main question is how common the micro cables are?  Do you currently
> > have any cables and devices that use the micro connector?
> >
> > Eventually Micro USB is supposed to become the norm for small devices.
> > All the cell phone manufacturers and carriers recently agreed to use
> > Micro USB as a universal charger standard and newer phones are using
> > Micro now.... which means lots of "chargers" will be available as power
> > supplies!  New Blackberries have also switched to Micro, but so far
> > cameras still all seem to be using Mini.
> >
> > It's not actually a lot smaller in terms of board space, but at half the
> > height it might make the boards easier to use in tight spaces.
> >
> > Anyway, I'm just wondering how common Micro USB really is at this point?
> >
> > -Paul
> >
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