On: All About USB-C: Example Circuits

[wlesieutre]

You'd think you could plug a cable into a computer and have it tell you the capabilities instead of needing a dedicated device

[extraduder_ire → wlesieutre]

You'd need to plug the other end into something and, unless you know what that device is, you wouldn't know if it's the cable that's lacking or the device you plugged in on the other end.

Better control of USB devices from computers would be swell though.

[bloopernova → wlesieutre]

Yeah but that would be useful. Like being able to switch USB sockets on or off from software. Or lock them to a specific speed/bandwidth.