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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
This is one of the fora I don't visit often because it flies right above my scalp. But i was hoping someone here could tell me if it is possible to get host capabilities for the USB connector on a K3.
I am thinking that by connecting an OTG to the micro USB with a regular female USB connector on the other end I might be able to connect a keyboard or Bluetooth dongle. Probably overly optimistic, but maybe there is some hack that can be applied.
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According to the Freescale documentation I have read, the OTG port does not support "Auto-Sense", at least on the K3.
You should be able to use a OTG **HOST** micro USB cable and manually do the remove and install of the kernel modules required to switch from device to host operation.
Amazon does sell such an adapter - listed for the K4 and the K5, without mention of the K3.
Another note -
The power available from the Kindle's OTG port may be less (maybe much less) than what can be expected from a standard USB port - since they did not build the hardware to by used this way.
Translation: Use a powered hub to provide power to the external devices.
Let us know how you get on with this -
This subject has come up here before.