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Clarification of type-c superspeed device mode - cpwrunner - 06-23-2018
Hi everyone,
The Rock64Pro looks like it would make for a perfect home made nbase-t usb3 adapter, assuming that the type-c port can operate in peripheral superspeed mode. Some parts of the website indicate that the type-c port has otg support in which case I think it would be the Rock64pro would be able to behave as usb device for another computer. Also it is unclear whether the usb-c port operates in superspeed mode as either a host or a peripheral. Can someone confirm that it will behave as a superspeed peripheral?
Assuming that it can act as a superspeed type-c peripheral, then it may be possible to install an 10Gbe ethernet card into the x4 slot and turn the whole thing into a 10Gbe type-c ethernet adapter.
Does anyone see any obvious obstacles to this idea?
Thanks
RE: Clarification of type-c superspeed device mode - tllim - 06-24-2018
(06-23-2018, 09:18 PM)cpwrunner Wrote: Hi everyone,
The Rock64Pro looks like it would make for a perfect home made nbase-t usb3 adapter, assuming that the type-c port can operate in peripheral superspeed mode. Some parts of the website indicate that the type-c port has otg support in which case I think it would be the Rock64pro would be able to behave as usb device for another computer. Also it is unclear whether the usb-c port operates in superspeed mode as either a host or a peripheral. Can someone confirm that it will behave as a superspeed peripheral?
Assuming that it can act as a superspeed type-c peripheral, then it may be possible to install an 10Gbe ethernet card into the x4 slot and turn the whole thing into a 10Gbe type-c ethernet adapter.
Does anyone see any obvious obstacles to this idea?
Thanks
Seems possible, just need the driver support.
RE: Clarification of type-c superspeed device mode - cpwrunner - 06-27-2018
(06-24-2018, 08:20 PM)tllim Wrote:(06-23-2018, 09:18 PM)cpwrunner Wrote: Hi everyone,
The Rock64Pro looks like it would make for a perfect home made nbase-t usb3 adapter, assuming that the type-c port can operate in peripheral superspeed mode. Some parts of the website indicate that the type-c port has otg support in which case I think it would be the Rock64pro would be able to behave as usb device for another computer. Also it is unclear whether the usb-c port operates in superspeed mode as either a host or a peripheral. Can someone confirm that it will behave as a superspeed peripheral?
Assuming that it can act as a superspeed type-c peripheral, then it may be possible to install an 10Gbe ethernet card into the x4 slot and turn the whole thing into a 10Gbe type-c ethernet adapter.
Does anyone see any obvious obstacles to this idea?
Thanks
Seems possible, just need the driver support.
Could you elaborate a little more? Have you used the rock64pro as a usb 3 peripheral? Are you saying that I would need driver support for the 10Gbe ethernet card?
RE: Clarification of type-c superspeed device mode - CaptainZalo - 07-01-2018
Short answer: You need drivers for all peripherals, regardless of connection. They don't magically work because they're connected to a supported port. Some os'es come with a plethora of drivers preinstalled and some distros come with specialized drivers for certain peripherals. If you're lucky, you can find a driver for your 10Gbe pcie card on aarch64 architecture, it'll work.
RE: Clarification of type-c superspeed device mode - cpwrunner - 07-03-2018
(07-01-2018, 03:38 AM)CaptainZalo Wrote: Short answer: You need drivers for all peripherals, regardless of connection. They don't magically work because they're connected to a supported port. Some os'es come with a plethora of drivers preinstalled and some distros come with specialized drivers for certain peripherals. If you're lucky, you can find a driver for your 10Gbe pcie card on aarch64 architecture, it'll work.
Ok, but my question only partly deals with software support. The other part of my question is a clarification of the type of usb type c port which is available on the RockPro64.
- Is the usb type-c port OTG? Can it act as a peripheral in addition to acting as a host? (this is only a partly a question about software, it is also a question about the hardware capabilities of the rockpro64)
- If the type-c port can act as a peripheral, can it do so at super speed?
Thanks