May 05, 2022 USB Cheat Sheet I spend time investigating a non-existing bug today because I misunderstood a USB term. So I made myself a cheat sheet. Maybe it will save time to someone. Marketing Name Also Known As Signal Gbps Signal MiB/s Wires Cable USB 1.1 Full Speed 12 Mbps 1.5 MiB/s 4 4m USB 2.0 Hi-Speed 480 Mbps 60 MiB/s 4 4m SuperSpeed USB  5Gbps USB 3.0 USB 3.1 USB 3.2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5000 Mbps 625 MiB/s 8 3m SuperSpeedPlus USB 10Gbps USB 3.1 USB 3.2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2 10000 Mbps 1250 MiB/s 8 2m SuperSpeedPlus USB 20Gbps USB 3.2 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20000 Mbps 2500 MiB/s 12 1m USB4 20Gbps USB4 Gen 2×2 USB4 20000 Mbps 2500 MiB/s 12 0.8m USB4 40Gbps USB4 Gen 3×2 USB4 40000 Mbps 5000 MiB/s 12 0.8m Gen naming Convention, lanes, and Speed USB Gen A x B A = Generation B = Num lanes used Name Signal Sig Total a Encoding Effective b b Effective B b Real Life c USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 1 5,000 Mbps 5,000 Mbps 8b/10b 4,000 Mbps 500 MiB/s 400 MiB/s [1] USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2 5,000 Mbps 10,000 Mbps 8b/10b…