USB Cable connecting: Micro USB B before USB A

[MClif]

Hi,

Looking at the following pages, the first is text, the second is a video:

• https://software.intel.com/en-us/get-started-edison-linux-step1 IoT - Step 1: Assemble your board | Intel® Developer Zone ( https://software.intel.com/en-us/get-started-edison-linux-step1 https://software.intel.com/en-us/get-started-edison-linux-step1 )

• https://software.intel.com/en-us/videos/intel-edison-kit-for-arduino https://software.intel.com/en-us/videos/intel-edison-kit-for-arduino

They each describe plugging the micro USB B connector into J16, or J3, FIRST and THEN plugging the USB A connector of that cable into the PC.

Question: Must the USB B connector be plugged into J16/J3 FIRST before plugging in USB A into the PC to avoid a static discharge at the Edison/Arduino end of the cable?

Regards,

Bill

[Diego_V_Intel · Accepted solution]

Hi Bill,

In many occasions I've plugged the USB cable to the PC first and then to the Edison board, and I haven't had any kind of issue about static discharge so I would say that there is no difference if you connect the USB A connector first or the USB B connector.

Regards,

Diego