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# Micro-USB Socket to Plug and USB-A Socket Adapter (Accessory Injector)

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CAB0243 · **Brand:** [Pimoroni](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/pimoroni-australia) · **GTIN:** 769894024485
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/micro-usb-socket-to-plug-and-usb-a-socket-adapter-accessory-injector.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/micro-usb-socket-to-plug-and-usb-a-socket-adapter-accessory-injector.html.md))

This hacky adapter cable lets you connect a keyboard, game controller or other USB accessory to a micro-USB host device (like a Raspberry Pi Pico), whilst...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $7.70 (inc GST) — $7.00 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $6.72 (exc GST) · 25+ $6.51 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Available with a lead time — expect dispatch between Aug 31 and Sep 07.

## How to buy

- **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=CAB0243:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart.
- **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/CAB0243:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.)
- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
- **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt
## Description

This hacky adapter cable lets you connect a keyboard, game controller or other USB accessory to a micro-USB host device (like a Raspberry Pi Pico), whilst supplying power at the same time.

We sourced this cable so that we could plug a keyboard into [PicoVision](https://core-electronics.com.au/products/picovision) and play Doom, but it could be used to connect a USB accessory or peripheral to any micro-B host device that supports USB OTG (On-The-Go), such as a Raspberry Pi [Pico](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-pico.html) / [Pico W](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-pico-w-wireless-wifi.html) or a Pi [Zero W](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-zero-w-wireless.html) / [Zero 2 W](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-wireless.html)\*.

? Using USB in experimental ways can damage your USB ports and your devices, please only use cursed USB cables like this if you know what you're doing!

**Notes**

- \* Note that if you're using this cable to connect an accessory to a Pi Zero, you'll need to plug it into the micro-USB port that's closest to the mini-HDMI connector - this one does power and data.

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/C/A/CAB0243-1.jpg)