USB Type A Male / Mini-B Male Cable, 5 Pin, Black, 3 ft. This is a male to male USB 2.0 cable with one A-type connection and one Mini-B-type. Type A is typically the style of connection found on the backs of PCs. Type mini-B is the smaller connector typically found on smaller devices such as digital cameras. USB 2.0 cables are backwards compatible as they can carry a USB 1.0 and 1.1 signal. USB cables are used to connect devices such as digital cameras, digital video cameras, scanners, printers, web cams, mice, keyboards, joysticks, network connections, etc. The maximum length for a single USB cable is 15ft. To get more than 15 ft. you will need to boost the signal with a repeater Cable (Part # UC-50200) or Hub.