I would like to share my experience when connecting an exploreHD camera by USB-C:
As USB-A connectors do not fit the M10 holes, I decided to use a USB-C break out board small enough to pass. Connecting the USB-C to my laptop or the Raspi the exploreHD was not recognized. In one internet post a guy was explaining that some devices do not supply the hardware required to identify the orientation of USB-C connections and power will not be supplied (in german, but who cares in times of AI: Fallstricke bei USB-C-Verbindungen: Von Pin-Belegungen und Port-Basteleien | heise online). The suggested work around was adapting to USB-A, which worked in my case too.
The exploreHD camera comes with a 4 pin connector that does fir through M10 holes, and an adapter that lets this connector go into a USB port. Is there a reason you didn’t use this intended solution?
Main Reason: we bought them last year before it was added to the reef and thus we have no JST to USB adapter on storage. Buying one would have cost several weeks and I had only a small time window.
Contributing: USB-C break-out boards fit through the M10 holes. (if you have a hammer every proplem apears to be a nail ).
Contributing: We would like to use the camera in other vehicles and for purposes and we decided to define USB-C as lab standard. USB-A has limits in bandwidth and equipment (f.e. Laptop) will provide more and more limited amount of other than USB-C ports.
Cool! I wound’t be too concerned about bandwidth as the explore HD is USB 2.0, and typically only moves 2 - 20 Mbps (vs the USB 2.0 max of 480 Mbps!). USB-C is typically USB 3.0 or better, which is vastly more bandwitdth!
I didn’t think the connector on the Blue Robotics exploreHD was any different than standard, but maybe your hardware is an early enough revision to have a different termination method?
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