Usb Wire Colours


mrsnature

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I thought as the official BoB is probably going to be while, and for a bit of fun, I'd try building my own.

I've only just ordered some bits, but I have an old usb extension cable lying around which I've decided to hack apart to get a usb socket. Now, i've cut the cable, and stripped a bit of the insulation, to find that there are 4 wires: green, blue, green striped, blue striped. Now, this doesn't seem like a standard colour scheme. Anyone know know which wire might by which? Or will I have to test it?

Thanks, Sam

EDIT:

Worked it out by cutting apart the other end of the cable (usb plug), whcih was harder than I thought...this cheapo usb cable is pretty solidly built!

4 Solid Green GND
3 Striped Green Data+
2 Striped Blue Data-
1 Solid Blue VBUS 5v
 
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