Strange Adaptor - What Is This?

[Suffolk Tony]

Hi folks,

I've just been clearing out my cabling drawer (well, one of them anyway) & filed stuff away for either recycling or keeping. So I've come across this adaptor and, for the life of me, I really can't work out what the devil it's for.

It's a male USB plug on the cable end, and a female USB socket on the other. The solid bit's 8 cm long, & if you plug it into my Mac computer, it draws power but I can't "see" it on the system. There are no markings on the blessed thing either.

Does anyone have any idea as to what it might be please? I've looked on order histories etc., but with no success.

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

Are there any markings on it. Model numbers you can put into Google, that sort of thing?

 

[davidsrsb]

A USB isolator?

 

[bor]

I've got a feeling it's to connect a camera to download photos.

 

[Darth Vader]

When you say that 'but I can't "see" it on the system' have you tried about this mac>system report>USB. If you are lucky the device should be identified here.

DV

 

[dweezil]

Could it be a booster? I've got a bit like that on my 12m usb for connecting to the cars.

Mine has a small light iirc.

 

[Derek Wright]

USB extension perhaps

 

[Sue Pertwee-Tyr]

USB extension perhaps

Yes, it could be one of those things that lets you install a bulky USB device (eg an Amazon Fire stick) which might otherwise prevent you connecting to adjacent ports on your TV or computer.

 

[ks.234]

It’s Anna Daptor. The well know Radio Active announcer

 

[cutting42]

A USB isolator?

this gets my vote. Sometimes used in audio USB equipment

 

[mansr]

Crack it open and see what's inside.

 

[paulfromcamden]

USB Placebo - plug it in-line with your DAC for Night And Day Inky Blackness etc.

 

[gintonic]

my Mrs has an adapter for one of her "devices" that looks like that

 

[Craig B]

It’s Anna Daptor. The well know Radio Active announcer

...and longtime partner of A. Dongle.

 

[Man in a van]

Plug it into a linuxy computer, restart the computer, open a terminal and type "lsusb" and / or "dmesg" (without quotation marks).

you may get a clue

 

[Craig B]

If it's a Mac, open Terminal and type "ioreg -p IOUSB -w0 -l".

No need to reboot with USB devices.

 

[MJS]

Looks like a Sony memory stick adaptor to me. Ever had a Sony camera or PDA in the house?

 

[Suffolk Tony]

When you say that 'but I can't "see" it on the system' have you tried about this mac>system report>USB. If you are lucky the device should be identified here.

DV

This is what I get -
Auto Box

:



Product ID: 0x1520

Vendor ID: 0x1314

Version: 2.00

Serial Number: 0123456789ABCDEF

Speed: Up to 480 Mb/s

Manufacturer: Magic Communication Tec.



Location ID: 0x02120000 / 6

Current Available (mA): 500

Current Required (mA): 500

Extra Operating Current (mA): 0

I've tried Googling Magic Communication Tec., but I can't find anything meaningful. I'm racking my brains to think what I could have bought this for but alas, senile decay prevents me getting the information from inside my head.

 

[Barrymagrec]

I'm racking my brains to think what I could have bought this for but alas, senile decay prevents me getting the information from inside my head.

You probably need an adaptor.

 

[Amber Audio]

Apple CarPlay dongle?