PROGRAMMABLE USB HUB WILL SOON LAUNCH ON CROWDSUPPLY

A USB hub that’s also a dev board and an I2C, GPIO, and SPI bridge.

PROGRAMMABLE USB HUB WILL SOON LAUNCH ON CROWDSUPPLY

In Addition To Being A 4-Port USB 2 High-Speed Hub, This Programmable USB Hub Is Also:

  • AΒ CircuitPythonΒ based development board.
  • A bridge between your computer and I2C (viaΒ Sparkfun QwiicΒ connectors), GPIO, and SPI (via itsΒ mikroBUSheader).
  • A power supply, providing 6 A of 5 V power to downstream devices and 13 mA resolution monitoring (per-port).
  • A USB to TTL Serial adapter.
  • A flexible embedded electronics test and development tool.
  • Mountable.
  • Functionally flexible. Open source python drivers on the upstream host and Python firmware on the internal MCU allow the behavior of this USB hub to be easily changed to suit your application and environment.

The Capable Robot Programmable USB hub is housed in a robust extruded aluminum enclosure.

Internally mounted LED light pipes direct status information from 10 RGB LEDs to the front panel for easy observation of hub state.

The rear of the enclosure exposes the upstream USB connection and a USB port to re-program and communicate with the internal MCU. Also exposed are two I2C buses (viaΒ Sparkfun QwiicΒ connectors), the Programmable USB hub’s UART, and 2x GPIO. Input power is provided to the hub by a locking Molex Micro-Fit connector.

Features And Specifications

  • USB2 High-Speed Hub
    • 4x USB2 High Speed (480 mbps) downstream ports
    • 1x USB2 High Speed (480 mbps) upstream port
    • 5th endpoint on USB hub exposes I2C, SPI, UART, and 2x GPIO
    • Data lines to each USB port can be disconnected via software commands. This allows errant USB devices to be β€œunplugged” virtually and re-enumerated.
    • USB digital signals can be boosted to help drive long cables.

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