I bought these on ebay. The HDMI is short but worked but when I connect both cables to lapdock, the USB is not being recognized so the keyboard/mouse is not working. I want this just to act as an extension so I can use full lapdock abilities with cables. Any idea what's going on (cable charges on plug but does not charge on lapdock)? Maybe someone has better usb cables.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
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From your title I've been looking for these (or similar) cables for a long time and have been unsuccessful. However I have yet to try them.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
i don't think it will work either way, tried a few things like this with no avail.
why wouldn't they? Cheap build quality that doesn't include the data wires? Hell I'll be willing to splice two cables together to get our desired effect, the only problem is that cords with a female micro usb are incredibly hard to come by
So that is what you think it is? No data on the usb cables.
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So that is what you think it is? No data on the usb cables.
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the only reason that is my suspicion is because there are many "charging" products out there that don't really need data. Why there would be a need for such a small charging extension cable is beyond me, but it's the only solution I can think of, but I have no way of confirming or denying it either. The ebay descriptions seem to imply that the data wires are there, but we all know how reliable ebay can be...
Another idea I had was that it might be sensing the resistance in the cable, since, if I remember correctly, that was how some think/though the car dock puts the atrix into car mode without a magnet as is/was commonly used. Again these are just ideas.
Or the cable is just so poorly made that it's defective...I honestly have no clue
Has anyone got full lapdock capabilities using extension cables? I can only get the screen working and not the mouse and keyboard.
The HDMI extender was the hard one to find. There are other micro USB extenders out there, theoretically with all wires connected....
http://www.usbfirewire.com/uextendmicrob.html
Kind of makes me wish i hadn't hacked up my lapdock to work with the Otterbox
Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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If you're asking me, i didn't. I was referring to the ebay link in the third post.
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The HDMI extender was the hard one to find. There are other micro USB extenders out there, theoretically with all wires connected....
http://www.usbfirewire.com/uextendmicrob.html
Kind of makes me wish i hadn't hacked up my webtop to work with the Otterbox
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before I read that post, I was looking around the forums and the web yesterday well into the night. here are some of the things I've found that might be relevant to everyone (and it might possibly be cheaper, though more diy).
Micro USB stuff:
I have no idea why this exists http://www.dealextreme.com/p/micro-...r-cable-for-blackberry-9900-black-30cm-107901
I have no idea why this only has 4 pins http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9614
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
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Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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Here's what I am thinking about doing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140626354628#ht_2821wt_1177 or http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-HDMI-...ultDomain_0&hash=item415eac6dc0#ht_2821wt_980
http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Female-M...YPB4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329854686&sr=8-2
then the hdmi cable that came with our phone:
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Stan...QTA8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1329854856&sr=8-8
The HDMI certainly looks like it may work but the reason I didn't buy that product from ebay a few weeks ago was because it was $50. Now miraculously, it's only $6. Maybe I'll get that if the USB cable I just bought that was suggested works a few posts back.
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why wouldn't they? Cheap build quality that doesn't include the data wires? Hell I'll be willing to splice two cables together to get our desired effect, the only problem is that cords with a female micro usb are incredibly hard to come by
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This micro usb extension cord explicitly states that all 5 wires are connected (compatible with droid bionic for the purpose of docking with a case on the phone):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-E...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d13272b
I bought the HDMI extension cable and the USB cable above. I have a lapdock so I'll post if it works.
everything asked/answered in here is already covered in the original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376679
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This micro usb extension cord explicitly states that all 5 wires are connected (compatible with droid bionic for the purpose of docking with a case on the phone):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-E...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d13272b
I bought the HDMI extension cable and the USB cable above. I have a lapdock so I'll post if it works.
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The HDMI cable seems to work. On the lapdock, with just the HDMI cable hooked up, it functions like it was it's an entertainment center.
The USB cord will need to be modified a little bit. I can't get it to seat right on the USB jack of the dock. I'll need to shave it down a bit as it doesn't sit down snugly.
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The HDMI cable seems to work. On the lapdock, with just the HDMI cable hooked up, it functions like it was it's an entertainment center.
The USB cord will need to be modified a little bit. I can't get it to seat right on the USB jack of the dock. I'll need to shave it down a bit as it doesn't sit down snugly.
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I ordered the USB cable and experience this same problem, though I am waiting for my hdmi parts to come in (by April 6th I should have all my parts...). The cable itself works flawlessly as a micro usb extension cable when connecting it to the computer.
again as mentioned in the other thread, you want to be careful with the 5v coming out that micro hdmi port. for connecting back to your phone would be no issue, as the phone charges using this voltage, but hooking the lapdocks micro usb up to a host device probably wont appreciate the 5v coming back up the cable, where normally the usb device would be pulling power from said host, not providing it.
one suggestion is to just clip the red wire inside your micro usb cable/adapter.
btw the adapters i use do fit snugly side by side, without modification.
I've been following this thread for a little while now, and I wanted to share something I found.
I was looking at the Motorola Travel Webtop adapter. And I was curious to see whether it could be tweaked to suite our needs. I naively thought/hoped that I could flip the connectors in the device to make a small adapter to connect the Atrix to newer Lapdocks. Unfortunately as you can see in the pictures below (sorry not enough posts to link to the pictures) the two connectors are connected via a PCB not wires or a ribbon cable. Although I still have high hopes that I can de-solder the HDMI and USB connectors, and use a small length of flat ribbon cable to connect them and then re-positions the connectors in the case, to build a micro adapter to use the Atrix on the newer Lapdocks. Should this fail this will at least prevent others from making the same mistake, and solve the mystery of what's really inside the Webtop Travel adapter.
Do any one know if this Micro HDMI Cable would work for Lapdock.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Feet-HDMI...s_Adapters&hash=item416612cecb#ht_1149wt_1187
Description says for Asus tf201 MEMO ME171.
I believe all Cables are standard. Can this used to Atrix 4g with Lapdock?
I have otterbox case for Atrix and don't want to Remove cover everytime to plug in Lapdock.
Has anybody used a splitter for 12V port in a car with any luck, particularly with the Nexus Wireless Charger? I have been using a USB adapter with no issue, but could use the extra port.
I have tried two from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/AVANTEK-3-Socket-Cigarette-Dual-Port-Computers/dp/B00F474DVG/ (received a replacement as well)
http://www.amazon.com/cigarette-lighter-charger-Cigarette-splitter/dp/B003YJ8TVQ/
Products both seem to work, Plemo customer service was excellent, too. However, the charger does not work on the 2.1A USB port. If I use the previous USB adapter into the splitter, the charger functions as desired. I believe the charger is max 1.8A? I am using the USB cable that came with the charger, and have tested it with an alternate cable. I have not tested it with a charge-only cable. Don't have much knowledge in these things, so not sure if I should try it with a charge-only cable before trying yet another splitter. Just thought I'd post the question in the meantime to see if anybody had any luck with a similar setup, and what pieces they used for it.
TIA
Check out something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Monoprice-Cha...414620912&sr=8-3&keywords=usb+car+passthrough
Hi all,
I was a Kickstarter backer for PLX Devices's Legion USB Meter. It will report voltage and current inline with your USB charger and cable. It is really useful for identifying bad batteries, crappy chargers, etc. Where it falls short is that it measures BEFORE your USB cable and so your measurement doesn't take into consideration voltage and current loss through crappy cables, or just long cables. This, for me, is a problem.
So, I would like to find a way to adapt this Legion meter so that I can put it on the phone end of a cable. I know there are still some inaccuracies with what I am trying to do, but it should still be useful for comparing current before cable and after cable.
I need a way to plug a standard micro-USB cable into an adapter that has Female Micro-USB B on one end and Female USB A on the other end. Then, I would plug Legion Meter into this Female USB A end, and then a VERY short cable of high gauge into the meter and then into the phone.
Thoughts?
This is probably going to be a stupid question, but have you checked eBay?
Are these what youe looking for?
www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shippi...PE-Male-TO-Micro-USB-5P-Female/882304680.html
www.aliexpress.com/item/USB-2-0-A-M...-Short-Cable-Adapter-25CM-NEW/1910108283.html
Trying to do a similar car setup to this guy (see details below). The usual problem is getting the OTG to work, whilst charging the phone at the same time. I have bought one cable which from the amazon reviews looked promising, but alas it does not charge my phone (Note 4).
{I can't post links yet, but search google for "$43 Galaxy S3 + Car Stereo Upgrade for WAaaY better sound quality"}
So I need a microsd male to plug into my phone a USB A female to plug my DAC into. and a microsd female to plug my charging cord into. I am flexible on the microsd female as long as It can charge the phone.
Anyone had any recent success? UK/EU source preferred but I am desperate.
Cheers Chris
Hi folks!
For the last few weeks, I've started to feel a need of getting a cable that can be used to charge my devices with different ports. My current device, Xperia X has a standard micro USB port, while the other phones I have are equipped with USB type C port. Using connectors is as painful as it can be because those small things often disappear
After browsing the Web for a while, I decided to give IQIYI MFi Certified 3-in-1 USB Charging Cable a try. While I can't pronounce a name of the company, the quality of the cable is really good. It is made of plastic (obviously), it has no braiding and offers three types of connectivity. By default, you can charge/sync micro USB device, but one of two attached connectors quickly changes the type of the charger to either USB Type C or Lightning. I'm not a fan of iPhones, but I lent the cable to one of my friends, and it has passed the compatibility test (ergo, iPhone was not complaining about not original charger).
It's not the cheapest cable available on the market, but you can get it for roughly $12. More info on its Amazon page.