Tinker V: The first RISC-V single-board computer

Re:Tinker V: The first RISC-V single-board computer by tlavoie on Monday March 20, 2023 @03:36PM (#35237385)

I see people complain about Micro-USB in various places, and am not quite sure what the problem is. You're connecting to some relatively small, low-power device, not powering a beefy laptop. Is it problematic to have too many cables in the drawer that fit?

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Re:Tinker V: The first RISC-V single-board computer by kube-system on Monday March 20, 2023 @05:00PM (#35238618)

It's an older standard, and if nothing else, the reversibility of type-c is worth the 10 cents.

And because one of the ports is USB OTG, one of the intended uses is for a micro B connector as the host connector. Which is a misuse of the originally intended function of that connector anyway.

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Re:Tinker V: The first RISC-V single-board computer by tlavoie on Monday March 20, 2023 @05:42PM (#35239198)

Thanks, just seems like much ado about nothing, other than that last part.

I know I've got a wealth of devices that have the various formats, mostly micro. Their functionality still seems fine, so the anguish that pops up from time to time seems a bit much.

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Re:Tinker V: The first RISC-V single-board computer by imtringued on Tuesday March 21, 2023 @03:55AM (#35243539)

>You're connecting to some relatively small, low-power device, not powering a beefy laptop.

Micro USB doesn't deliver enough power, especially if you plug USB devices into an SBC.

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