DUAL ORIENTATION ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR

摘要

A dual orientation connector having a connector tab with first and second major opposing sides and a plurality of electrical contacts carried by the connector tab. The plurality of contacts includes a first set of external contacts formed at the first major side and a second set of external contacts formed at the second major side. Each individual contact in the first plurality of contacts is electrically connected within the tab or body to a corresponding contact in the second plurality of contacts. In some embodiments contacts in the first and second pluralities of contacts that are directly opposite each other are coupled together. In some other embodiments, contacts in the first and second pluralities of contacts that are in a cater cornered relationship with each other are coupled together. The first plurality of contacts are symmetrically spaced with the second plurality of contacts and the connector tab is shaped to have 180 degree symmetry so that it can be inserted and operatively coupled to a corresponding receptacle connector in either of two insertion orientations.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising:
a plug connector having a tab adapted to be inserted into a receptacle connector during a mating event, the tab including first and second opposing surfaces; a first contact region formed at the first surface of the tab, the first contact region including a first set of contacts spaced apart along a first row, the first set of contacts including a first ID contact and a first power contact; a second contact region formed at the second surface of the tab, the second contact region including second set of contacts spaced apart along a second row that mirrors the first row, the second set of contacts including a second ID contact coupled to the first ID contact and a second power contact coupled to the first power contact; identification circuitry, coupled to the first and second ID contacts, configured to participate in a handshaking algorithm in response to a mating event, wherein the handshaking algorithm includes receiving a command over either the first or second ID contacts and sending a response to the command that includes contact configuration information for the plug connector over the same ID contact that the command was received over; and power circuitry, coupled to the first and second power contacts, configured to deliver power to charge a device coupled to the electronic device via the plug connector.