Re:Raspberry Pi 4 as a USB-C peripheral
by xg15 on Sunday November 03, 2019 @05:31PM
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> "never connect to a USB-C device which might source power while the rpi is being powered by something other than the USB-C"
Wouldn't this actually apply to a lot of use-cases of the project in the linked blog?
The whole point is connecting the RPi as a peripheral of a laptop, i.e. a power-sourcing host. if you do that, you'll also likely be tempted to use an external power supply for the Pi as the USB's supply is limited. It's important to note that this will lead to problems.
Wouldn't this actually apply to a lot of use-cases of the project in the linked blog?
The whole point is connecting the RPi as a peripheral of a laptop, i.e. a power-sourcing host. if you do that, you'll also likely be tempted to use an external power supply for the Pi as the USB's supply is limited. It's important to note that this will lead to problems.