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Figure 14.7. USB plugs and sockets.
Note that a Mini-AB socket is a dual-purpose socket that can accept either Mini-A or Mini-B plugs.
Likewise, a Micro-AB socket is a dual-purpose socket for either Micro-A or Micro-B plugs. (There
is no Micro-A socket.) The newer Mini and Micro plugs and sockets have plastic portions inside the
connectors that are required to be color-coded, as shown in
Table 14.3
.
Table 14.3. Color Coding for USB Mini Plugs and Sockets
Tables 14.4
and
14.5
show the pinouts for the USB connectors and cables.
Table 14.4. USB Connector Pinouts for Series A/B Connectors
