OTG is the abbreviation of On-The-Go. It is a technology developed in recent years. It was announced by the USB Implementers Forum on December 18, 2001. It is mainly used for the connection between various devices or mobile devices for data exchange.
Especially for Pad, mobile phones, consumer devices. It is inconvenient to change data exchange between up to seven types of memory cards by changing a variety of different types of connectors between devices such as digital cameras, camcorders, and printers. It became popular in the market around 2014.
Classification of USB 2.0 OTG Cable:
Generally, there are two types of USB 2.0 OTG Cable, one is that it needs to be connected to the power supply, and the other is that there is no need to connect the power supply, but their functions are the same, generally used as an external device for connecting USB, such as a printer. Equipment such as cameras. For example, if our mobile phone supports OTG function, what if we want to play movies or music in a USB flash drive, The general user can only transfer the files on the U disk to the mobile phone through the computer to play, but as long as the OTG data cable is used, we can directly play the files on the U disk on the mobile phone.
Function of USB 2.0 OTG Cable:
It is to realize the data transfer between mobile devices without a computer. USB 2.0 OTG Cable allows you to connect devices directly for data transfer and printing operations, as opposed to a single line connection to two mobile devices. No need to bring a memory card or computer to transfer. The most common is that the mobile phone expands the mobile device function by connecting a USB device such as a USB flash drive through an OTG cable.