p.1 #1 · A Little Tip - Updating Godox Firmware on a Mac - The Right Cable
Hi,
I've got an XProIIN trigger and I just discovered I'm on firmware 1.1, while the latest is 1.56. Got the proper software and the .bin file in place, pulled the batteries, attached it to my Macbook with a USB-C cable. Nothing. Tried 5 different USB-C cables. Nothing. Kept saying "no device connected."
On a whim, I pulled out a USB-A to USB-C cable I've got around, and the Apple USB-C to USB-A adapter. Bingo. Device connected. Firmware updated without issue.
So... I assume Godox doesn't have USB-C to USB-C quite sorted, but a USB-A cable worked great.
p.1 #3 · A Little Tip - Updating Godox Firmware on a Mac - The Right Cable
The issue is more with USB-C in general. There are at least a dozen different types of cables that all can be called "USB-C". They can have different power and data capacities. Most USB-C cables have their own chips inside (unlike USB-A). If those don't decode as expected by the connected device, it may not work.
p.1 #4 · A Little Tip - Updating Godox Firmware on a Mac - The Right Cable
jeffbuzz wrote:
The issue is more with USB-C in general. There are at least a dozen different types of cables that all can be called "USB-C". They can have different power and data capacities.
But wouldn't it be needing only the USB 2.0 pairs, VBUSes and grounds?
p.1 #5 · A Little Tip - Updating Godox Firmware on a Mac - The Right Cable
EB-1 wrote:
But wouldn't it be needing only the USB 2.0 pairs, VBUSes and grounds?
EBH
Not necessarily. If the e-marker chip inside the cable is faulty, the USB-C handshake may be refused altogether. One of the connecting devices might see it as an unsafe connection and block all traffic rather than allow it to proceed at a diminished capacity even if it technically could.
