There are a variety of data lines on the market today, mainly because of the diversity of interfaces. Imagine a USB interface that has exactly the same upper and lower ends and no longer distinguishes the front and back sides. Both directions can be inserted.
It also doubled the transmission bandwidth from 5Gbps to 10Gbps, and drastically increased the power supply current from 1.5A to 3-5A. Not only does it provide faster performance and charging is much faster; the most critical point is that it can also be connected to any USB interface device. This is USB 3.1 Type-C.
Many users may find that this Type-C interface is also applied to the motherboard of the computer. So what exactly is this Type-C?
Type-C full name USB Type-C interface, is a new type of USB interface, it was born along with the USB3.1 standard.
In the final analysis, it is a USB interface that solves the most daunting global problem since the emergence of the USB interface, that is, it no longer distinguishes between directions, and it can be inserted both positive and negative. The appearance of the Type-C interface can be said Saves OCD and Virgo.
Although everyone knows what the Type-C interface can do and what it is, but many people may have a question, 'Why is it called Type-C? A and B?' .
The original Type-A interface is the most commonly used standard USB interface! Indeed, the English name of the Type-A interface is the "Standard Type-A USB", which shows that it is a standard USB interface, and other shapes of the USB interface They are all derivatives.
For the Type-B USB interface, although its appearance rate is far less than that of the standard Type-A interface, it is surely unfamiliar to everyone, because many external USB devices such as printers, monitors, USB HUB, etc. use Type-B USB. interface.
In general, USB interfaces on PCs are standard Type-A, and external devices are mostly Type-B.
Finally, the new Type-C interface has been introduced. It has a much smaller size than Type-A and Type-B, and its size is even comparable to Mini-USB and Micro-USB. It is the latest USB interface form factor. standard.
In addition, Type-C is an interface type that can be applied to both PCs (master devices) and external devices (slave devices). This is epoch-making.
So what is the connection between USB3.1 interface and Type-C?
In the industry, the USB3.0 interface is made blue to distinguish it from the black of the USB2.0 interface. Currently, the Z370 motherboard is equipped with the standard Type-A USB3.1 interface, and its interface color is bright blue. Different from USB3.0 (Blue). Although the USB Association does not specify the color of USB3.1, it will be inevitable to distinguish by color.
The Type-C interface and the USB3.1 standard are introduced at about the same time. The Type-C specification is also based on USB3.1. Therefore, USB3.1 can be of course Type-C type, but Type-C≠USB3.1 :
Some motherboards on the market will use the USB 2.0 specification Type-C interface, while the Z370 motherboard uses the standard Type-C USB3.1 interface. Of course, USB3.1 also has Gen1 and Gen2 (generation 1 and 2). The difference.
