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Topic: Replacement UBS cable for Fireface UFX II <--> MacBook Pro?

I need to get a replacement USB cable to go between the RME Fireface UFX II and a 2015 MacBook Pro.  What cable am I looking for exactly?  I think it is a B to A cable, as in the linked image, but I want to be sure.  Thanks for the info!


https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/296df248-d5b1-48e3-a8fd-9bb723dac714_1.d377002e9b6556c712159e79bac799a0.jpeg

2 Reply by ramses (edited by ramses 2023-06-04 01:28:06)

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Re: Replacement UBS cable for Fireface UFX II <--> MacBook Pro?

No, this looks like an USB 3.0 Type B plug.

USB 1/2 Type B
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/USB_Male_Plug_Type_B.jpg

USB 3 Type B
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USB-3.0-Stecker_%28Typ_B%29.jpg/800px-USB-3.0-Stecker_%28Typ_B%29.jpg

If you need a USB 2 cable, then look for a USB 2 cable (with Type A and Type B plug).

You need something like this, up to 5 m is possible according to the standard, this is a 3 m cable:

https://www.lindy.de/3m-USB-2-0-Typ-A-a … ;ci=800501

https://www.lindy.de/$WS/ld0101/websale8_shop-ld0101/produkte/medien/bilder/gross/36643_1.png

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Re: Replacement UBS cable for Fireface UFX II <--> MacBook Pro?

Thanks --

What would the cable have been that came with the UFX II? (I got it a few months ago).  USB 2 or 3?  I had thought that the same cable could transmit either, I didn't know they were different cables...

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Re: Replacement UBS cable for Fireface UFX II <--> MacBook Pro?

USB3 cables have additional pins and the USB Type B plug (see screenshot) has a completely different shape.
You can't plug this into an UFX II which has USB2.

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