rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector

From	rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector
Date	2015-10-06 11:02 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<mv0nn0$1l9$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)

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I just read a bit about USB 3.1 and the type C connector.  Sounds pretty 
impressive, at least in the future when more of the capabilities will be 
fully exploited.  I am wondering if there will be plans to incorporate 
this into the rPi chipset so that we have an even simpler device to 
power, boot and connect I/O?

It really looks like it might be possible to have say, six USB 3.1, type 
C connectors on an embedded board like the rPi and be able to connect to 
a power supply, boot drive, monitor, keyboard, mouse and still have an 
available port left over using just one type of connector!  Pretty cool, 
huh?  Provide 8 ports and use an Ethernet adapter to talk to those 
obsolete devices you've got sitting around and have two ports spare.

I've never been that enthused about using PC type buses for embedded 
devices, but with the level of integration available today and the new 
USB interface, I can't see any reason not to leave the old stuff behind 
and go with the flow on this one.  I see an rPi being just two chips 
(SoC and memory) with power support.

-- 

Rick

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rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 11:02 -0400
  Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Dom <domafp@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2015-10-06 18:02 +0100
    Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Jonathan Lane <tidux@faeroes.freeshell.org> - 2015-10-06 20:04 +0000
      Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 22:40 -0400
        Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-07 11:11 +0100
          Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 11:47 -0400
            Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-10-07 19:06 +0100
              Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 15:35 -0400
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector fruit <fruit@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-10-07 21:42 +0100
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-07 17:27 -0400
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector fruit <fruit@invalid.org.uk> - 2015-10-08 07:36 +0100
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Gordon Henderson <gordon+usenet@drogon.net> - 2015-10-08 09:34 +0000
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Rob Morley <nospam@ntlworld.com> - 2015-10-08 19:26 +0100
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-08 18:40 -0400
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-10-11 20:28 +0300
                Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector "A. Dumas" <alexandre@dumas.fr.invalid> - 2015-10-11 20:48 +0200
    Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-10-06 22:47 -0400
  Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector julianmkizner@gmail.com - 2016-11-02 18:08 -0700
    Re: rPi and USB 3.1 w/ type C connector "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-11-05 13:01 +0000

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