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Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables

From Steve Hodgson <hamrun@gmail.com>
Newsgroups uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables
Date 2017-03-23 16:39 +0000
Message-ID <230320171639216709%hamrun@gmail.com> (permalink)
References <662adf37-102e-430c-b71c-1d06c494dba6@googlegroups.com> <1n3c053.1orep6vjeokpbN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>

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In article <1n3c053.1orep6vjeokpbN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson
<dempson@actrix.gen.nz> wrote:

> > I've been looking for *short* cables that go from Lightning to micro and
> > mini
> > USB
> 
> Do you mean a micro/mini USB plug or socket?
> 
> Lightning to micro/mini USB plug doesn't make sense because that is
> connecting a peripheral to a peripheral. Ignoring special cases like
> on-the-go, USB cables are host to peripheral. An iOS device is not a
> host unless you use Apple's camera adapter, which has a standard USB-A
> socket on it.
> 
> Lightning to micro/mini USB socket could be used to power an iOS device,
> or connect to a host (computer) with a standard USB cable. Apple makes a
> lightning to micro USB adapter for that purpose, which is about 10 mm
> long (not counting the lightning plug).
> 
> > and also similar cables for USB-c.  No success though. 
> 
> USB-C makes slightly more sense because it can be used on both hosts and
> peripherals. A lightning to USB-C cable can connect to a host which has
> a USB-C socket. It wouldn't work with a peripheral that has a USB-C
> socket, for the same reason as above - the iOS device is not a USB host.
> 
> > I find it hard to believe they don't exist. Anyone know of any? Ideally
> > less than 6"
> 
> What are you trying to connect to the iOS device?

Trying to connect an external DAC to the Lightning port on iOS or the
USB-C port on a MBP while keeping cable lengths 'wieldy' (if that is a
word).

-- 
Cheers,

Steve

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Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Steve <hamrun@gmail.com> - 2017-03-22 08:21 -0700
  Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-03-22 15:52 +0000
    Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2017-03-22 21:05 +0000
      Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-22 17:10 -0400
        Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Steve Hodgson <hamrun@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 16:37 +0000
          Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-03-23 12:52 -0400
      Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2017-03-22 21:11 +0000
      Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Steve <hamrun@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 14:21 -0700
        Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Chris Ridd <chrisridd@mac.com> - 2017-03-26 08:58 +0100
      Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Krzysztof Staniorowski <nospam@ksx4system.net> - 2017-04-15 02:29 +0000
        Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-15 07:41 +0100
          Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-04-15 19:10 +1200
            Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-15 09:31 +0100
              Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 12:10 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-15 18:21 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 15:09 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) - 2017-04-16 17:39 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-16 13:42 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-16 22:57 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-16 19:22 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-17 09:13 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 09:32 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-17 22:55 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 18:09 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-17 23:52 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 20:39 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) - 2017-04-17 09:16 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 09:32 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-17 22:57 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 18:09 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Graham J <graham@invalid.com> - 2017-04-17 10:11 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2017-04-17 19:40 +0200
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2017-04-17 20:17 +0200
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2017-04-17 20:19 +0200
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2017-04-17 23:53 +0000
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-17 14:36 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2017-04-18 17:28 +0000
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-18 14:19 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2017-04-18 21:55 +0200
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-18 16:22 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-19 10:53 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) - 2017-04-19 11:14 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Sara Merriman <saramerriman@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2017-04-19 12:48 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 08:47 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-19 08:47 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-20 08:35 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 10:22 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2017-04-20 14:51 +0000
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 11:57 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-20 21:00 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 16:20 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2017-04-20 20:07 +0000
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 16:20 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2017-04-20 20:51 +0000
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 17:15 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2017-04-20 21:36 +0000
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-20 17:43 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables {$PW$}@womar.co.uk (Paul Womar) - 2017-04-21 12:49 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-21 10:13 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid (Tim Hodgson) - 2017-04-21 17:28 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-21 12:34 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables thnews@poboxmolar.com.invalid (Tim Hodgson) - 2017-04-21 17:51 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-21 13:25 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2017-04-21 19:18 +0200
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables {$PW$}@womar.co.uk (Paul Womar) - 2017-04-22 11:31 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-23 19:56 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-24 08:48 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-24 10:31 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) - 2017-04-24 17:36 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-24 13:00 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) - 2017-04-24 18:13 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-24 13:33 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-24 23:03 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-25 12:57 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk (D.M. Procida) - 2017-04-25 22:34 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-24 23:02 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables {$PW$}@womar.co.uk (Paul Womar) - 2017-04-25 16:32 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-25 16:35 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-25 12:57 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-25 20:25 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-25 16:06 -0400
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2017-04-27 03:39 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Ian McCall <ian@eruvia.org> - 2017-04-27 09:35 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@sometimes.sessile.org> - 2017-04-27 23:20 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Graeme Wall <rail@greywall.demon.co.uk> - 2017-04-27 13:52 +0100
                Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables David Kennedy <davidkennedy@nospamherethankyou.invalid> - 2017-04-20 20:59 +0100
          Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-15 12:10 -0400
    Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Steve Hodgson <hamrun@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 16:35 +0000
  Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-03-23 10:14 +1300
    Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables Steve Hodgson <hamrun@gmail.com> - 2017-03-23 16:39 +0000
      Re: Short Lightning and USB mini/micro cables dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2017-03-24 13:54 +1300

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