6/3/2023 0 Comments Pci usb 3 card and front panel![]() ![]() I was also able to find one seller that called the cable end a "USB 3.1 type-c MINI 20 pin Front Panel Header" but this "type-c mini" terminology doesn't appear anywhere else that I've been able to find. ![]() The manual for the ROG strix B550-E "gaming" motherboard (selected at random from newegg) calls it a "USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front Panel" connector. The Official USB-IF Specification (PCMCIA Proposal 279, section 2.1.1) for this connector calls it either a "USB 3.1 Front-Panel Internal Connector" or an "Key-A 20-pin Shielded Header". While a large number of online vendors that sell the front panel cables and adapter boards have taken to calling this a "USB Type E" connector, I haven't been able to find any official provenance for this terminology. this this cheaper $11 one is shorter and has different/fewer passives on it). Here are some images of the connector I'm trying to find, for reference: The closest I've been able to come are these "IDC 20 pin to A-key 20 pin" adapter boards, so clearly someone is making these connectors available to more than just major motherboard vendors, and there's definitely multiple different designs for such a board on the market (e.g. However, despite extensive searching, I have been totally unable to find even a single manufacturer or supplier who actually sells these connectors, or even a whiff of a part number I could search. I'm currently in the process of designing a product that will need to have USB type C ports on its panel, and due to physical constraints with the design it would be convenient to use the USB "type E" connector commonly used on computer motherboards for connecting a front panel cable like this one.
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