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Make your own cables

So far I have learned how to make a USB host cable and a universal charging cable. I have shared this in a few post but I figured it would be good to have them all in one place with a diagram.
I will update this drawing as I learn how to build the other cables.
Thanks goes out to pokey9000 for sharing how to do the USB host and nudging me the right way for figuring out the charging!
Update:
I guess the titles of each is not enough to properly relay what each does so here is a quick description of each.
1. USB Host - Puts the Tab into host mode so that you can use items like thumb drives and keyboards. If you want to use a USB powered hard drive, you will need to use a powered hub.
2. USB Host w/ Power - Puts the Tab into host mode but also allows you to charge the unit at the same time.
3. Universal Charging - For making a 30-pin cable that will let you charge your Tab off any 5V source so that you don't get the red X over the battery. When doing this, data transfers will not work.
4. Universal Charging Inline cable - For if you don't want to buy a 30pin connector or cut up your OEM cable, you can put this in line with your OEM cable and use any 5V source.
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ericlmccormick said:
So far I have learned how to make a USB host cable and a universal charging cable. I have shared this in a few post but I figured it would be good to have them all in one place with a diagram.
I will update this drawing as I learn how to build the other cables.
Thanks goes out to pokey9000 for sharing how to do the USB host and nudging me the right way for figuring out the charging!
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Image link is broken, and I'm crazy interested in this. Can't wait to see it when its up. Good Job man

It is my first time linking a picture which you can't just upload, you need to link to an existing online photo.
I think I fixed the problem use ImageShack but if you still have issues viewing, use the below link
GT Cable layouts

ericlmccormick said:
It is my first time linking a picture which you can't just upload, you need to link to an existing online photo.
Try going here. Hopefully this works for you.
GT Cable layouts
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Worked perfectly, thanks. This stuff is so interesting, I can't wait to get home and play

do you have a picture of a real example of the USB host w/power

dwa012 said:
do you have a picture of a real example of the USB host w/power
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Not yet. I haven't built the USB host cable myself as my connectors are in the mail. I built that diagram from a mixture of what pokey9000 discovered plus what the pin outs are for the OEM cable.
Hopefully by the end of the week I will get the connector and will build this into a project enclosure which will also have a switch to change this between charge only, USB slave and USB host.

Cool. Seems like it would be easier to just grab a few of these cables, cut the cable and connect rather than soldering to the naked connectors from Kineteka.

thatdude90210 said:
Cool. Seems like it would be easier to just grab a few of these cables, cut the cable and connect rather than soldering to the naked connectors from Kineteka.
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Mostly likely, like the OEM cable, the connector is not fully populated. You would be able to easily make a charge only cable the will charge off anything, but to do other things like USB hosting, you need another pin, or rearrange the pins that are there which are probably a pain to do too.

Ah, true. Most likely lot of those pins don't have wires connected.

This is good stuff. I am looking forward to learning more. Thanks you for doing this.

I had a brain fart.
I know what the usb host w/ power cable would look like. I have parts orderd for the host mode configuration. I hopefully await a hdmi/usb-host cable.

First off, thanks for this awesome discovery !
But I've still got some questions..
what is the difference between the usb host and the usb host w. charging?
And what should the universal charger do?
Thanks!

snaai8 said:
First off, thanks for this awesome discovery !
But I've still got some questions..
what is the difference between the usb host and the usb host w. charging?
And what should the universal charger do?
Thanks!
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The USB host should be pretty much the same as the OEM dongle. The host with power should allow you to charge the unit when also attached to a power supply. I have not tested this but I expect should work without a problem. The reason people might just opt to not have the power is to make a smaller package.
The universal charge cable puts the unit into charge mode no matter what your 5VDC power source is. Without this, you must use the OEM charger (or aftermarket adapter) else get a red X over the battery.

Anyone know if it would be possible to hack a USB port into the multimedia-dock? It has the 30pin male and female.. probably passthru.. I've yet to take it apart (I suspect there are screws on the bottom). Anyhow I figure the dock should work with the USB adapter, so maybe all the wires are there inside the base. Then it would just be a matter of adding a female USB (with appropriate resistor). And possibly this would allow charging, audio, etc WITH USB attached. Best part is that multimedia docks are available at local bestbuy, etc.
alternatively, i'm considering a keyboard <sigh>.. but only if usb host mode works with it.
-jeff

jeffcrilly said:
Anyone know if it would be possible to hack a USB port into the multimedia-dock? It has the 30pin male and female.. probably passthru.. I've yet to take it apart (I suspect there are screws on the bottom). Anyhow I figure the dock should work with the USB adapter, so maybe all the wires are there inside the base. Then it would just be a matter of adding a female USB (with appropriate resistor). And possibly this would allow charging, audio, etc WITH USB attached. Best part is that multimedia docks are available at local bestbuy, etc.
alternatively, i'm considering a keyboard <sigh>.. but only if usb host mode works with it.
-jeff
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I have the dock and like this idea...I will check out it's assembly in a bit and reply back.

UPDATE: YUP (4) philips screws under the pad on the bottom. Will try to get a pic posted.[/QUOTE]
guts attached...

Great! I am looking forward to seeing just how you do this.

I want know how one would do the hdmi cable, will that be hard to reverse engineer?

This dock is suppose to allow either the HDMI or the USB connector to plug in the back so that means it does pass all this through. This is going to be interesting....

okay a few questions again..
Would it be hard to make a usb keyboard work on the tab (like cutting up the usb cable and replacing it with a 30pin dock connector?)?
And how much effort would it take to create a hdmi out? or a normal video out if possible..? Because I actually need an old video out port but on the samsung site is says that the video out represented is not compatible with the 10.1..
and where do you solder everything on? I've yet to find a picture of the 30pin connector which tells you where to solder..
Where would I solder in this image? http://shop.kineteka.com/images/thumbs/0000564.jpeg
Or should I just get a tab-out like this:
http://shop.kineteka.com/products/200-samsung-tabbreakout.aspx

Epic touch 4G HDMI dock question

Is there a dock for the epic touch 4G which can do HDMI out ? I have seen some which say charge and sync but what if I attached the mhl adapter for HDMI out to the back of the charger where I am supposed plug in the charge or USB cable ?
I want some thing nice to put the phone in when I do HDMI out. I figure I could leave the HDMI cord plugged into the dock and that way whenever I put it on the dock and go straight to HDMI mount. Works well because the mhl adapter has a charger cable
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not exactly sure what u are asking but i believe if you look at mhl adapters they should have a port for the charger on the side. this way its sends hdmi out and charge at same time but dont quote me on that . good luck.
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I want a desktop dock which that cable can hook into so anytime I plug the phone in to the dock it goes to HDMI out
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I want one too
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Can you plug an hml adapter to a dock?

rican408 said:
Can you plug an hml adapter to a dock?
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Well some docks have a slot for you to plug a micro sd slot like for a wall charger or a USB adapter to connect to a of or charge.
My idea is connect the HDMI out cord to that slot on a dock and hook into the tv. The HDMI adapter has a seperate slot to hook up the phone charger so the phone can still be powered.
Perhaps we could even then take the USB charge cable and attatch it to a pc and mount etc if needed
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I have an mhl adapter. It has a micro usb on the side for charging. in order for it to work with a non mhl TV you have to plug the charger in. Newer TVs can charge via hdmi. I plugged the mhl into my stereo receiver and it charges but my older JVC LCD requires the charging cable
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Very curious if the cable out the dock would work as well.
Dicho por el Epic Touch de latinmaxima

Anyone ?
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If any manufacturers are reading this...
A brilliant idea that anyone with the Galaxy S2 or any MHL compatible phones will most likely buy is a desktop dock that has the MHL adapter built into it!
dock the phone, plug the HDMI into the dock. Anyone else here agree?

latinmaxima said:
Very curious if the cable out the dock would work as well.
Dicho por el Epic Touch de latinmaxima
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Doubt it, as I've tried connecting phone to computer for a simple file transfer but it would not see the data connection. Removing the dock from the equation worked which makes me believe that dock forces the charge-only mode. I do also have hdmi/mhl adapter but too lazy to dig it out and test it

HDMI dock
Ok. So I got a dock off amazon to try this out and it does work. I recorded a video to show it on you tube too.
I took my MHL cable with usb power to side and plugged the micro usb that would normally go into the phone into the back of the dock where the power goes. Put in phone and bam there it goes. Now if only I could find a way to disable the screen while mirroring. It slowly drains the battery even with extra power. Now to hook up bluetooth controller and play old school games
PS. I noticed i actually do gain a charge when my phone is in airplane mode with wifi on. Could just be my poor signal here causing drain.
Here's a link to the dock I'm using.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OTXKK4/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
Here's the Youtube video demoing it working.
http://youtu.be/A3MW029b5HU

Does anyone know of any docks out there that fit an Epic 4G Touch with 3200 mAh battery (like the Seidio BACY32SSEPT-BK, sorry I cannot post link since I have less than 8 posts).
Thank you!

HDMI Dock
Cant post a link to an hdmi dock for the e4gt but I purchased one on ebay made by KiDigi. It works well but I wish the screen would shut off when outputting hdmi instead of mirroring.

It's likely that the micro usb port on the side of the dock is only wired for power and has no data capacity.

frigidazzi said:
Ok. So I got a dock off amazon to try this out and it does work. I recorded a video to show it on you tube too.
I took my MHL cable with usb power to side and plugged the micro usb that would normally go into the phone into the back of the dock where the power goes. Put in phone and bam there it goes. Now if only I could find a way to disable the screen while mirroring. It slowly drains the battery even with extra power. Now to hook up bluetooth controller and play old school games
PS. I noticed i actually do gain a charge when my phone is in airplane mode with wifi on. Could just be my poor signal here causing drain.
Here's a link to the dock I'm using.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OTXKK4/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
Here's the Youtube video demoing it working.
http://youtu.be/A3MW029b5HU
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Very, very cool.

hdmi
do i have to get the dock in order to be able to play the hdmi from my phone to my tv or can i just get a mhl adapter?

You only need the mhl cable. Mono price had then for cheaper. Then you plug your phone charger into the side of mhl cable. Then hdmi to TV and adapter.
Buckman! said:
do i have to get the dock in order to be able to play the hdmi from my phone to my tv or can i just get a mhl adapter?
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i have this same adapter and it charges my phone unless i am playing a video through MX video player, then it just discharges at a slower rate than normal.

nacron said:
I have an mhl adapter. It has a micro usb on the side for charging. in order for it to work with a non mhl TV you have to plug the charger in. Newer TVs can charge via hdmi. I plugged the mhl into my stereo receiver and it charges but my older JVC LCD requires the charging cable
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What is the mhl you have called?

Questions about HDMI dock

First of all, I already ordered original Samsung MHL adapter, as it's much cheaper, and I will use it from time to time. I also got the audio dock for charging, and not use the usb. And ordered original Samsung OTG adapter.
Now for my questions, from what I know, the HDMI dock can charge, and use HDMI to connect to TV, but it's limited to videos only? or not?
and second question, what if I connect OTG adapter to the microUSB on the dock? will it work? or it same limited port, like in MHL adapter?

What, no buddy here have the HDMI dock?

E15i said:
First of all, I already ordered original Samsung MHL adapter, as it's much cheaper, and I will use it from time to time. I also got the audio dock for charging, and not use the usb. And ordered original Samsung OTG adapter.
Now for my questions, from what I know, the HDMI dock can charge, and use HDMI to connect to TV, but it's limited to videos only? or not?
and second question, what if I connect OTG adapter to the microUSB on the dock? will it work? or it same limited port, like in MHL adapter?
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I read something somewhere that running pre-4.0.4 stock would actually allow the HDMI dock to function as a mirror. I didn't have this with AOKP 4.0.3 however. My phone is limited to just video (Currently 4.0.4 AOKP). I'd love it if I had the option to use the dock for mirroring.
The OTG adapter shouldn't work with the USB port, as it's limited to charging, no data. Says so in the manual for the dock.

Ohh, I just not sure if to cancel the order of MHL adapter, sure it's more handy, and small, so if I go to a friend, I can get the adapter with me...
The thing is, that here: http://www.droid-life.com/2012/03/23/review-samsung-galaxy-nexus-hdmi-portrait-desktop-dock/
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So they recommend to update the ROM to thelatest, but they also say it limited to video only. on other hand, pre 4.0.4....yes you guess it, there was no any dock settings in the ROM, but it worked just like the much cheaper MHL adapter, I already spent some cash on the Pogo Dock, so my microUSB stay still ,
I know it more good looking with the dock, but if it really limited, then **** Samsung.
P.S, can anybody here comment on latest stock 4.0.4? is there same limitation to video only? because, you see, I have HTPC in one room, and watch movies and other stuff with it, so spent money on some sheet I may use from time to time, is stupid, as the Pogo Dock at least save my microUSB port, and even have line out with an option to use optical cable, but the HDMI dock, only can show videos, so why the **** I need it then ? I do see it good with emulators if I not at hotel or something, but if MHL adapter can mirror, and it cost much much less, why buy that dock? also some aftermarket HDMI docks can mirror the screen, like that:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Gal...s_Adapters&hash=item2ebd72c665#ht_2529wt_1859
hell, that thing, can charge, sync, and mirror hdmi, and even can work with phone in a case, **** Samsung guys, aftermarket sometimes can be over 9000 times better that original, to bad there no pogo aftermarket one.

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I have both OEM OTG adapter and MHL adapter for my GNex. I am running IMM76K deodexed, zipaligned. I can view files from flash drive, connect external drive, or do almost anything you can do with a computer using OTG adapter. And I can mirror phone on TV w/ MHL adapter w/sound and everything.
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The thing is, that the phone recognize the dock as a different accessory, not like regular MHL adapter, but most people I asked, on 4.0.4 it not mirror .
anyway I ordered the MHL adapter, and OTG, original Samsung BTW, I will need them just in case, but that case both cost less then that crap dock, but I could not resist not to buy the pogo dock , I know it not cheap, but it a cheap price for working micoUSB port
PS, check Kidigi docks, they support MHL, and even can charge second battery, sync, charge, and fit a phone with a case on it.

I bought the official pogo desktop dock from the Play Store for my GSM Nexus with CM9 nightly on it.
The dock's micro USB port ONLY works for charging!
If you plug it into a computer's USB, it will charge but will not connect, manually even says not to plug it into the computer because it may damage the dock, says to use a charger.
So not sure if OTG will work or not.

I just opened the box. Plugged in a USB drive in the back of the dock, no power is being supplied to the drive. I am not using an OEM Samsung otg cable. If undock and plug in the USB drive straight tot the phone it world no problem.
I will try with a powered HD and ill experiment with mirroring and non video outputs
edit: the dock does work with the OEM extended battery (w/ no case), it's a little tight, but actually fits pretty good

Nexus 2013 Timur's kernal and 4port USB hub slow charging

Hello, so I have always had this problem of my phone charging so slow while using the 4 port USB I have installed in my car.
Here is the Hub I have: 4 port usb hub: StarTech.com Mountable 4 Port Rugged Industrial USB Hub (ST4200USBM)
I have used my Nexus 7 (2013) for GPS and if using it for long period of time I have noticed that the battery will actually go low even with it constantly charging while driving.
Here is the Cigarette Lighter car charger that I use: PowerGen® 4.2Amps / 20W Dual USB Car charger Designed for Apple and Android Devices - Black
I have it just plugged straight into the cigarette lighter with the USB cable going into the NA (Not Apple) port.
(A note, I had to use a USB extension cable to get the USB cable to reach the OTG cable.)
AmazonBasics USB 2.0 Extension Cable - A-Male to A-Female - 3.3 Feet (1 Meters)
Now I have the USB Hub wired from the 12V cigarette lighter, and I use 3 USB ports from it to either Charge 1 or 2 phones, and then have a USB Drive in the other so I can play music, watch a movie etc on the Tablet.
I went with the powered 4 port USB HUB so I could charge my phone(s) while driving but it is basically worthless for doing that I don't understand why. On my commute home which is almost an hour drive My phone will barely charge 10-15% no matter what level I started charging it at.
The Nexus 7 tablet will usually stay full charged if just doing normal stuff like playing music, surfing the net. But if I use heavy power program like GPS or Play a movie it will drop and it will say Charging but it will get low until I stop those programs and let charge back up.
I am using the latest version of Timur's kernel.
My concern is, I plan on driving a long distance in a month and would like to not have to worry about my GPS killing my Tablet Battery and getting stuck, and would like to be able to power up the Cell Phones so not having to stop at some store etc to try and find a charging station.
Thanks for your time. I am pretty open as to what I can do, so if you guys have tried and true solutions please let me know.
If you need to know my vehicle it is a 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX.

So...why not get a 4 port USB charger that actually delivers 2.4A to each individual port instead of trying to charge 3 devices off of a single 2.4A port?

Well I guess I thought this USB Hub was supposed to supply enough power to all ports.
I need the hub to be able to charge my devices as well as pass data to and from the Nexus 7.
This hub will allow for data exchange like I want, but has issues charging.
Is there a USB HUB that you would recommend?

I was hoping to achieve the same thing as you. I have a 3amp buck converter hooked up to my USB hub that I was hoping to charge my phone with through the hub.
The reason it won't work is because the data pins are not shorted so the phone will only charge at 500ma. Don't try shorting the data pins on the hub either because who knows what effect that could have on the hub.
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Just wanted to check and see if anyone has found a good USB HUB that supports 2.4A to each port.
I'm sure other people have found some sort of solution to be able to charge their devices fast and use it for data to Nexus 7.

What ma are you pulling in pem ?
What otg cable ?
Right now i have a 7 port hub
I can run waze and obd apps with wifi ,gps bluetooth on and i never drop below 100......Ever
How you should more or less have it setup should be like this
Good otg cable
12v - 5v converter powering the nexus throught otg cable
Second converter powering hub .
This otg cable is really good
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00N...687&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=otg+y+cable
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Do you mean your nexus 7? I was having some issues with it staying full powered I recently switched out the Cigarette lighter charger for it and havent had any issues with the Nexus staying charged.
Now I just want to figure out how to charge my devices through the HUB and be able to do data transfer at same time.
My hub is powered from 12v source wired directly to it.

Data transfer from a hard drive ?
Your tablet should charge and use devices at the same time ....
What otg cable do you have ?

Right Angle Micro-B to Micro-B Female - 5 wire
Micro USB Host OTG Cable with Micro USB Power for Nexus 7 Galaxy S III & Galaxy Nexus
PowerGen 4.2Amps / 20W Dual USB Car charger Designed for Apple and Android Devices USB
StarTech.com Mountable 4 Port Rugged Industrial USB Hub (ST4200USBM)
Fosmon Snap-On Hard Rubber Protector Cover Case for Google Nexus 7 - Black
Behringer UCA222 Audio Interface
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Timur's kernel is important (otg+charge)!

I am looking for a hub that provides enough power to the USB ports to be able to charge more than just the tablet.
Example 2 people in car. Both need to charge their phone. Both plug into hub both get 2.1amps, AND 1 wants to play music from phone to car tablet. Should be able to do all from 1 plug, charge at 2.1 and play music from phone.
THis is the hub that I am thinking of but it only supplies 900mA. This is not enough to charge phone.
StarTech.com Mountable 4 Port Rugged Industrial SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Hub (ST4300USBM)
Does anyone have a better hub? Or some other method that I can do to get the 2.1 amps to each port, and be able to still transfer data over that hub?
Shoot worse case I am even willing to have a hub that has the 2.1amp for a couple of ports, and the rest are the 900mA. That way at least people not trying to stream can still get their phone charged quickly.
I don't know the method to go from a regular DC power cord to a car power but I will follow instructions if anyone has some.
Thanks. I am sure I am not the only person that is interested in this.

Question Messy USB Type C protocols?

Hi all, I am not sure if this forum is the best place to ask, my question is not device specific I think. But since I've got a OP 9Pro, and I believe people here may have a higher chance of knowing the root problem, so I am trying my luck here.
So I recently purchased the new Macbook air, and I am setting up adb for my OP9 phone. I discovered something .... very confusing to say the least regarding USB type C cables (or ports?). I already know USB Type C standard is quite messy but this is out of my comprehension. And I really hope someone can shed some light on me.
I have a few USB Type C cables and when I connect them to my phone and the Macbook USBC port, Most won't support data transfer and some won't even charge! So I got curious and tested with 3 different USBC cables, and 2 USBC devices ( My OP9 Phone and a Wacom drawing pad), I also connect a USB-C Hub to my Mac and then repeat the experiment with all those cables again. (The USB-C Hub has a USB-C port marked 'PD + Data', see picture attached)
You can find the result table below. A few explanations:
Red cable is the original OnePlus cable; Black cable is a office supplied data cable (looks good quality); and the white cable I'd say is a cheap USBC cable.
Connect via MacBook USBC means the cable in question is connected to the Macbook USBC port directly
Connect vis Hub USBC means the USBC Hub is connected to the Macbook USBC port, and all other devices are then connected via the USB-C port provided by the HUB
For OnePlus 9 Pro, Data means I can see my devices using `adb devices`
For Wacom, Data means I can move/click the mouse cursor with the pad.
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I understand that not all USB Type-C cables are created equal, but at the very least I'd expect they can all charge a phone? It is not the case here. The questions most confused me are:
The Black cable is marked as a data cable, and it can connect to my wacom when I plug it directly to my Mac. My Wacom works as normal, but how come when I connect it to my phone, it's not even charging my phone?
When the Black cable is connected directly to my Mac from my Phone, I accidentally disconnected my MacBook Air's MagSafe power, and guess what happened? My phone is reverse charging the Macbook. WTF? Is there some sort of one-way charging protocol with this black cable?
Why adding the USB-C Hub causes different behaviour? It is clear that the HUB does support data transfer, although only with the Wacom device.
All 3 cables in question can charge my phone if I plug the other end to the apple white USB-C charger that comes with my Mac
Only using the OP red cable can the MacBook detect my phone, why? shouldn't all USB Type C 'data cables' can do that?
Really appreciate any insights!

I don't understand what you are asking or what your problem is.... The OnePlus red cable seems to be the obvious choice for charging and data transfer...

One of the questions would be what's so special about the op cable? Is there some proprietary protocol/chip in the cable that only allows it to communicate, or even charge my phone?

Well, things do get very confusing with power delivery and USB 2/3.
For instance, a USB 3.0 is required to have the USB 2.0 part functional.
But, you can chop that out and some devices in some circumstances will work just fine.
Also, many Type C cables are only USB 2.0, they are missing the four pairs for USB 3.0.
I would think that anything would charge somewhat but there are two major protocols for power negotiation.
One is pulsing on the CC, the other is a carrier on Vbus.
The best thing to do would be to take scissors to all your cables so that we may understand the problem!

newwaylw said:
One of the questions would be what's so special about the op cable? Is there some proprietary protocol/chip in the cable that only allows it to communicate, or even charge my phone?
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The cable and charger that came with the phone is "matched" to the device. To deviate from that is a choice and a gamble that yields mixed results.

TheGhost1951 said:
The cable and charger that came with the phone is "matched" to the device. To deviate from that is a choice and a gamble that yields mixed results.
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Although the stock red cable supports both WARP charge and data transfer, it's only a USB 2.0 protocol, crippling the transfer speed. FYI.

ekin_strops said:
Although the stock red cable supports both WARP charge and data transfer, it's only a USB 2.0 protocol, crippling the transfer speed. FYI.
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But my charge rates are 30% to 100% is less than 1 hour...my data rates between phone and PC are insignificant as to whether to takes 5 mins or 7 mins to transfer 7gb of data...as long as I can charge my phone in a reasonable amount of time and I can transfer data between my phone and PC reasonable, then what if any problem do I have?

Oh, the One Plus 9 also uses its own proprietary protocol for power negotiation.

Renate said:
Oh, the One Plus 9 also uses its own proprietary protocol for power negotiation.
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So, really what is your complaint, I was for a long time using Samsung devices, and even though I paid for them, I could not unlock the bootloader. It is my phone, I paid for it, but I can't have a custom bootanimation or do what ever with my phone since I paid for it. It was my phone, but we will limit you as to what you can do is what Samsung was saying. Charging and data rate transfer were the least of my problems. My phone my customizations were more important to me..

TheGhost1951 said:
So, really what is your complaint
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Huh? I was just stating a fact.
I don't own a One Plus, I rarely care how fast something charges, but I am interested in USB.

Renate said:
Huh? I was just stating a fact.
I don't own a One Plus, I rarely care how fast something charges, but I am interested in USB.
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Why are you only interested in USB?

TheGhost1951 said:
Why are you only interested in USB?
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I'm interested in a few different things.
I just read a book on the Great Trigonometrical Survey (of India, 1802-1871).
And just this morning I disassembled and patched the kernel on my new tablet.

The gambit of chargers and cables is all over the spectrum. Some cables will charge but not do data transfer. It is sometimes a hit and miss proposition that for the most part is a gamble. Not exactly a monumentous problem. Good luck in your endeavor...

TheGhost1951 said:
Why are you only interested in USB?
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What are you talking about? She stated a fact, that's it.

No further comment on this subject, it is pointless!