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[MakoShark2]

About the charging power, just came across this in BRP Go's FAQ page:

SHOULD I USE A SPECIFIC USB CABLE TO CONNECT BRP GO! TO MY VEHICLE’S 10.25″ TOUCH DISPLAY?​

Yes. Recommended cable stats: USB 2.0 or higher, supports 3 amps, offers a data transfer speed of at least 480 Mbps, and is no more than 6 inches long.
If an Android phone is being used, make sure the following permissions have been enabled in your phone’s settings:

• Appear on top (Settings > Apps > BRP GO! > Appear on top > On)
• Nearby devices & Phone (Settings > Apps > BRP GO! > Permissions)

In:

BRP GO! & BRP Connect FAQ - Can-Am On-Road

Get the answers to all your questions about our BRP GO! navigational app and BRP Connect technology right here.

can-am.brp.com

 

[racoon]

About the charging power, just came across this in BRP Go's FAQ page:

SHOULD I USE A SPECIFIC USB CABLE TO CONNECT BRP GO! TO MY VEHICLE’S 10.25″ TOUCH DISPLAY?​

Yes. Recommended cable stats: USB 2.0 or higher, supports 3 amps, offers a data transfer speed of at least 480 Mbps, and is no more than 6 inches long.
If an Android phone is being used, make sure the following permissions have been enabled in your phone’s settings:

• Appear on top (Settings > Apps > BRP GO! > Appear on top > On)
• Nearby devices & Phone (Settings > Apps > BRP GO! > Permissions)

In:

BRP GO! & BRP Connect FAQ - Can-Am On-Road

Get the answers to all your questions about our BRP GO! navigational app and BRP Connect technology right here.

can-am.brp.com

Interesting. The USB 2.0 standard is:

• Voltage: 5 Volts (V)
• Current: 500 Milliamps (mA) or 0.5 Amps (A)
• Max Power: 2.5 Watts (W)

USB 3.0 is slightly higher, but still less than what BRP suggests:

• Voltage: 5 Volts (V)
• Current: 900 Milliamps (mA) or 0.9 Amps (A)
• Max Power: 4.5 Watts (W)

And the USB connector in my 2024 Spyder RT Sea2Sky is a USB A type with a white connector, which usually indicates USB 1.
USB 2 usually uses black instead of white, but does bump to 480 Mbps data transfer, but still not 3 amps.

 

[RogerC60]

Interesting. The USB 2.0 standard is:

• Voltage: 5 Volts (V)
• Current: 500 Milliamps (mA) or 0.5 Amps (A)
• Max Power: 2.5 Watts (W)

USB 3.0 is slightly higher, but still less than what BRP suggests:

• Voltage: 5 Volts (V)
• Current: 900 Milliamps (mA) or 0.9 Amps (A)
• Max Power: 4.5 Watts (W)

And the USB connector in my 2024 Spyder RT Sea2Sky is a USB A type with a white connector, which usually indicates USB 1.
USB 2 usually uses black instead of white, but does bump to 480 Mbps data transfer, but still not 3 amps.

I'm pretty sure the standard specifies the minimum current that a compliant USB host must supply. Some can supply more. And as is true with any regulated power supply, it will produce only the amount of current that the load demands. A 500mA USB host will not (indeed cannot) "jam" 500mA into a load that isn't calling for that much.

 

[mecsw500]

I use the following, all off of Amazon.com:

Cable Matters 20Gbps Right Angle USB C Cable, 90 Degree USB-C Cable, 3ft​

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Cozy USB C Cable Dust Caps with Tether, Protection from Oxidation, Portable Travel Adapter Cover, Black, 5-Piece​

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Right Angle USB A Male to USB C Female Adapter, USB to Type C Connector​

The right angle converter converts USB A to USB C and enables the cable to fit snug in the glove box. The dust cap means when you take your phone off the bike the cable end is sealed against moisture and the connector doesn't corrode. The cables provide more than enough data bandwidth than the Spyder can transmit at. I put the right angle connector at the phone end, where I put on of the dust caps.

I string the USB C cable from the right angle adapter down through the bottom of the glove box, through where the rubber bung can be removed, and then fed out under the body work to appear at the steering head and then zip tied along the handlebar to my phone mount. Note, the glove box just lifts out to gain access to the rubber bung to feed the cable through, no drilling required.

Although a USB 2 A connection or cable has a 480 Mbps data rate, the Spyder like many automotive systems actually transmits data at a significantly lower data rate than that. The burst rate for a packet may be that rate, but the average transfer rate is way, way lower. Apple CarPlay doesn't need anything like 480 Mbps to play music or run apps over a USB connection. The display hardware probably uses an embedded USB capability within the SoC hardware that may negotiate at that data rate, but will be lucky to work at a tiny fraction of that as an aggregate transfer speed.