Help: Need USB Type-B port

I need a USB Type-B port, prefer next to USB/Aux port. It doesn't have to have a cover like the USB/Aux port but would be nice if did. I can't find anything online.

 

Like this, but will fill the blank below the radio

Printer Extension Cable USB 2.0 B Adapter Male to Female USB 2.0 Type B Male to Type B Female Printer Panel Mount Extension Cable

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07F2W435N/

$10 StarTech.com 1 ft Panel Mount USB Cable B to B - F/M - USB Type B (F) to USB Type B (M) - USB 2.0 - Molded Hood - Black (USBPNLBFBM1)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002M8VBIS/

 

Found this...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F5LK0MG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_DavNAb6DQXZ79

And a youtube video on this particular part: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KCB9E2uhVI

Is that what you're looking for?

 

Why on earth do you need a type B port?

 

That's my question.... type B is a PERIPHERAL port and typically only used on large stationary peripherals, like printers.
Which isn't to suggest that there isn't a valid reason for installing a peripheral port, but wouldn't it make more sense to install a Micro-B or, way way better, type-C?

 

Haltech Elite 1500 uses Type-B, I wanted an easy way to connect to my ECU. I guess I could run a conversion cable to back of regular USB outlet.

 

Ok, so while the "haltech" website is seemingly broken, I was able to find a few details on reseller websites. Looks like that device *itself* has a USB-B socket, and comes with an A-to-B wire, and you are under the impression that you would need a B-male-to-B-female wire run from that box to a socket on your dashboard, correct?

You don't need or want that.

What you want, is this;

$8 chenyang CY USB C Cable,USB 3.0 Type A Male to Type C Female Data Cable 20cm with Panel Mount Screw Hole

https://www.amazon.com/USB-C-Female-Cable-Panel-Mount/dp/B076MPGMW6
and this;

$8 ELECTOP 2 Pack USB 2.0 A Female to USB B Print Male Adapter Converter

https://www.amazon.com/Electop-Female-Print-Adapter-Converter/dp/B014RESWU4

 

I could use one like this, but would need to be 90 degrees due to space limitations

$8 ELECTOP 2 Pack USB 2.0 A Female to USB B Print Male Adapter Converter

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014RESWU4

 

The point was more for the type of parts, not on the exact parts. There are hundreds of similar options. For example;

$9 AMUU 2 Pack USB 2.0 Cables A Female to USB B Male Cable for Printer,Length is 20"es,A/F to B/M,Type-A F to M Extender Connection

https://www.amazon.com/Cables-Printer-Extender-Connection-F-USB_B/dp/B074J746N3
Same thing, but with a wire between the two connectors instead of being hard mounted.

 

Right, yeah this is more of what I had in mind. Don't really need the adapter separate since I'll need a cable anyways.

 

Now need an outlet that'll accept plug a usb into the back, which looks stock

 

Huh? The whole point is that you'll have a USB-C socket on your panel. The other part, whether it has a wire or is fixed, is just an adapter to go from the USB-A on the back of the USB-C socket, to the USB-B.

 

Didn't you notice that I gave you TWO parts?

$8 chenyang CY USB C Cable,USB 3.0 Type A Male to Type C Female Data Cable 20cm with Panel Mount Screw Hole

https://www.amazon.com/USB-C-Female-Cable-Panel-Mount/dp/B076MPGMW6 <-- This *IS* the "outlet... which looks stock"

And the other one is just an adapter, whether it has a wire between the two plugs or not. That's all it is, an adapter.

The first part, which is a USB-C socket, goes on your PANEL. It plugs INTO the SECOND part, which is an adapter that connects to your USB-B thing.

 

I didn't notice that- I don't need a USB-C port. My laptop takes USB 2/3, the ECU is USB Type-B.

 

USB 2-3 has almost nothing to do with the plug.
A and B plugs are obsolete. ALL new devices (laptops, phones, etc.) use USB-C now, so there's really no point in installing an obsolete and FRAGILE socket when you have the option of installing a correct modern durable USB-C.

Use a wire like this to connect your legacy equipment to USB-C;
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-Type-C-USB-Male-Cable/dp/B01GGKYN0A

If your equipment has modern USB-C plug and not JUST legacy USB-A, then you use this cable;

$8 Amazon Basics USB-C to USB-C Fast Charger Cable, 480Mbps Speed, USB-IF Certified, for Fast Charging Apple iPhone 16/15, iPad, MacBook, Samsung Galaxy, Tablets, Laptops, 6 Foot, White

https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-USB-Type-C-2-0-Cable/dp/B01GGKZ2SC

 

I'm not worried about cables, I need a port that'll accept any of these options

 

Right, and I'm telling you that the CORRECT PORT (panel mount socket) is a USB-C.

 

This port's only function is to communicate with the ECU, which is USB 2 Type-B. I don't know why you're hung up on USB-C. Your statement is assuming that USB 3 won't be on my laptop. The CORRECT port is the one that I need.

 

Let me try to explain this to you in very simple terms;

USB uses 4 wires;
+5V
GND
D+
D-

It doesn't matter what shape the plug is, they still carry those 4 wires.

If you want to put a great big ugly obsolete plug on your dashboard that will guarantee that you can never find the wire that matches it, go right ahead. But if you want a nice neat small and durable plug that will be common for MANY YEARS TO COME, then you want to put a USB-C there.

A, B, C describe the PHYSICAL PLUG ONLY, and not the signals carried on the pins.