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USB thing?
Is there a way to make a USB thing that lights up a led (<-- That's the easy part) and tells the computer that the USB port works?
Is there a way to make a USB thing that lights up a led (<-- That's the easy part) and tells the computer that the USB port works?
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8 years ago
This my friend is actually what you are describing! https://www.instructables.com/id/USB-tester/
9 years ago
If the USB port works, the computer already knows.
9 years ago
Without adding some chips to create data to the computer the only thing you could check would be that the power works. You need some sort of data and some programming to check the data lines.
Answer 9 years ago
Hey, do you think we could give him a schematic to a voltage multiplier, and tell him to hold onto the two output wires while he plugs it in?