Huawei P20 Pro charging in USB host mode
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I'm seeing several related questions here. However, most of them are ancient (as in 2012) and refer to micro USB and maybe the USB-C standards are different with regard to host mode charging.
I'm using my P20 Pro as a tactical flight computer with two connected devices.
The first one is a single row mini usb keyboard and the second a flight vario which sends position and elevation data to the software.
P20Pro
|
mini USB-Hub
/ \
KBD Vario
What I'm missing in this setup is how to power the phone.
I would need something like this:
P20Pro
|\
| \Portable Power Bank
|
mini USB-Hub
/ \
KBD Vario
This is just some background info. The question could also be *How to charge the P20 Pro while a usb keyboard and mouse is connected?*
Basically (at least according to Huawei's online chat support) the device supports charging in host mode since their MateDock 2 adapter also charges the phone.
However, the MateDock 2 would be an overkill since I don't need a HDMI/VGA port.
In addition I'm not sure what the MateDock is exactly and if it also redirects *non standard* USB devices.
Another solution would be wireless charging but the P20 doesn't support this technology.
So what is the the 2018 answer to charging in USB OTG host mode ?
Asked by gollum
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Jun 26, 2018, 03:20 PM
Last activity: Nov 20, 2018, 12:39 PM
Last activity: Nov 20, 2018, 12:39 PM