While servicing a 2011 handheld barcode scanner, you notice its data-and-charging port is a roughly trapezoidal receptacle about 7 mm wide, with five visible contacts and two slightly beveled top corners. You must order a replacement cable that plugs directly into this port without an adapter. Which connector type should you specify on the parts order?
The trapezoidal, 7 mm-wide, five-pin connector with beveled top corners matches the USB mini-B style that was common on mobile devices prior to the adoption of micro-USB and USB-C. Micro-USB connectors are smaller (about 6.8 mm × 1.8 mm) with a distinct stepped shape, USB-C is a thin symmetrical oval, and Lightning is proprietary to Apple devices-none of which would fit a legacy mini-B receptacle.
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