Re: gecko for notebook (pinout for PC Ports)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "kimvellore" <kim@b...> wrote:

> Here is a website with all the needed pinouts
> http://www.networktechinc.com/technote.html
> Kim

Alex:

> Got myself a USB extension cord for a dollar.
> Inside are 4 wires -
>
> Black-
> White-
> Red -
> Green-
>
> Before I risk my USB port by pocking
> around with a multimeter, anyone
> knows to which pins these colors
> correspond, or which one is +5V

With multimeter set for checking short-circuit:

Black- pin 4 (ground)
White- pin 2 (-data)
Red - pin 1 (+5V)
Green- pin 3 (+data)

Hope I didn't disfigured the pins with the poking.