Good day to you,
May I ask if your USB4 Gen3x2 - USB4 Gen3x2 M/M cable are 'active cable' ?
I read that 40Gbs USB4 speed is only possible at 2m length when the it is 'active cable'.
Is that right? Also, 2m is the max or can be extended to 3m having still 40 Gbs ?
Finally, if I use a MtoF adapter at the end of the cable, it can be still 40 Gbs?
Forgive me my dummies question and thank you for your time and help in advance!
Club 3D CAC-1579 USB4 Gen3x2 - USB4 Gen3x2 M/M
It has retimers so I guess that can be considered active.
An MtoF adapter might work. Or it might not. It may depend on what you plug into the F connector. They might not support 240W charging which could be bad. If you try it, be ready to disconnect it before it melts.
The product page does not say if this cable supports USB 2.0, USB 3,1, USB 3.2, DisplayPort, or Thunderbolt signals which kind of makes it uninformative.
As @joevt stated, our longer cables use retimer, so it count as active. You can buy our 3m version of 40Gbps usb-c cable:
https://www.club-3d.com/en/detail/2645/usb4_gen3x2_type_c_bi_directional_cable_8k60hz_or_4k120hz_data_40gbps_pd_240w(48v-5a)_epr_m-m_3m_-_9.84ft/
If you use Male to Female adapter it might work, but it's always risky. What is the end device?