It may not be obvious but the field of electronics, specifically electronics manufacturing, relies heavily on something rarely associated with electronics – metallurgy. Now you may be asking what in the world would metallurgy have to do with electronics, but in fact, without some base principles and understanding of metallurgy none of LAVA’s products, from
In the previous article about OTG vs. SimulCharge we delved into what OTG and SimulCharge really mean and the differences between them. More specifically, how they allow a mobile device to interact with a peripheral, and how they determine which device is USB Host and which is Power Provider. A few days following the writing
As LAVA’s technical sales engineer, I frequently answer questions from customers about mobile devices and their specifications – usually regarding tablets. One such recurring question is: “Does OTG support indicate SimulCharge capability/compatibility?” The short answer is: No – a mobile device’s OTG capability does not indicate if the device is capable of supporting SimulCharge mode.