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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve
> Calfee
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 2:21 PM
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> Cc: linux-usb-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> Subject: RE: [linux-usb-devel] Re: Question about OTG operations
> 
> >On Tuesday 28 February 2006 7:44 pm, Li Yang-r58472 wrote:
> > > Thanks Dave,
> > >
> > > So the current application of HNP is only to correct wrongly connected
> >cable?
> >
> >That's not what I said, but it _is_ the only scenario that's completely
> >spelled out in the specs.
> >
> 
> One other really useful aspect of OTG is power. If you have a battery
> powered device connecting to another powered device it is useful to have the
> A end pointed at the powered device.
> 
> So for instance if you have a battery powered PC and wish to connect it to a
> powered printer or a display device it would be nice if the A connector goes
> into the "peripheral" and the b into the "computer" that way the computer
> would get power and the device could hand off the awesome responsibility of
> knowing what to do to the computer.
That will need the user to plug the cable _correctly_.  HNP won't change the 
responsibility of power supply to the bus.  Is it a drawback of current OTG 
spec?
> 
> Regards, Steve
> 
> 
> 
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