On 08 February, 2017 - Richard Houser wrote:

> OTG deals primarily with the handset portion, not the devices you plug into 
> it.  So, except for the handset, OTG adapter, and power requirements, devices 
> aren't OTG compatible or not.  OTG adapters actually signal in hardware (via 
> a specific resister value, like cables in USB-C) for the device to flip it's 
> mode from a normal device and instead drive the USB bus.  I actually have two 
> non-compliant devices that can be modded to work: Nexus 4 (incorrectly gives 
> 3.3V instead of 5V) and an HP touchpad (doesn't enter the OTG mode unless 
> it's also receiving power, necessitating an additional Y cable to inject 
> power or an OTG hub I have that backfeeds power).
> 
> I think what you will find is that most of those devices with both USB-A and 
> micro-USB actually are just a normal USB device with an extra micro connector 
> wired as an OTG adapter.  If your device is already supporting OTG with that 
> secondary connector. Your unit should also work on normal hardware like a 
> keyboard via a traditional OTG adapter that looks like this: 
> https://www.amazon.com/Micro-USB-OTG-Adapter-Cable/dp/B00D8YZ2SA.


I used just a such cable to connect my OSTC 2N and OSTC3 to my Nexus 5.

You can use such a cable to connect a USB-mouse to our Android device
to, so you can use and navigate the subsurface desktop UI on the Android
device =)


//Anton


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