• reddit_sux@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Though lightning had 8 pins, for being reversible it is actually 2 pairs of 4 pins.

    USB-C works around this by using cc1/2 pin which indicates the orientation of the connection.

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      1 year ago

      I think the Lightning-Protocol was a little more difficult, because there were Display Adapters which probably need more than 4 lanes. And who could forget: some iPad actually had Usb 3 over Lightning.