On Wed, 14 May 2014, Grant wrote:

> >> Can I disable VBUS while keeping the rest of USB functional for a
> >> device that does not require bus power?
> >
> > unfortunately not, your device would see a disconnection. The reason is
> > that even though you don't really put any load on the bus, the PHY still
> > samples VBUS levels to know when the session is valid (VBUS > 4.4V).
> 
> 
> Darn.  My goals are to minimize power usage and the amount of
> electrical noise traveling to my USB device so I was hoping to
> eliminate the otherwise unused VBUS.  Any creative ways to pull this
> off?

The simplest solution is to unplug your device when you're not using
it.  :-)

Also, bear in mind that many hubs and host controllers are not capable
of turning off Vbus.

Alan Stern

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