cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/22828099

USB was supposed to rule them all but it’s now a mess of standards sharing the same connector. Different speeds, voltage, charging protocols, alt modes, even the number of pins used is variable… For those asking, the thing is available on Kickstarter

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Media doesn’t load here (both through my instance’s web front, as well as through discuss.tchncs.de’s web front)

Edit: never mind, I got it to load now, maybe it was a temporary lag. It remembers me these Ethernet testers (in such a way that it’s capable of testing individual pins for electrical continuity), but digital and with more features:

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I have one of those, it may pass as the great grandfather ;)

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I have that model… so weird.

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