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USBVIDPID

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Colors on USB ports
« on: November 30, 2011, 07:17:41 am »
Black plastic has been the norm for the plastic in the USB A and B connectors.  What do the other colors mean?

Blue = USB 3.0
Red = ?
Orange = high retention force ???

Is this sort of thing in an ECN for the USB specs that I missed?

(what prompted my question was B & B Electronics Industrial USB Hubs:  UHR304 & UHR204)

Thanks.

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Jan Axelson

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Re: Colors on USB ports
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2011, 02:28:30 pm »
I'm not aware of any standards for connector colors.

Jan
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Pat Crowe

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Re: Colors on USB ports
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2011, 02:45:40 pm »
For what it's worth there is mandatory colour coding for Micro plugs and receptacles (black, white and grey) to be found in Universal Serial Bus
Micro-USB Cables and Connectors, Specification, Revision 1.01.
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Re: Colors on USB ports
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2011, 02:47:30 pm »
Thanks, Pat!

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Re: Colors on USB ports
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2012, 03:08:40 pm »
Found this in the USB 3.0 page 5-60 Table 5-17. Reference Materials under housing comments:  The USB 3.0 Standard-A connector housings are recommended to be Pantone 300C (Blue).
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