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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] USB hub module

From: David Griffith <dgriffi@...>
Date: 2009-07-31

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009, Stefan Trethan wrote:

> So how is this better than just buying a $2 hub ready made?
> On Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:32 AM, David Griffith<dgriffi@...> wrote:
>>
>> I've been wanting to add downstream USB ports to a few projects for some
>> time.  To deal with this now and for the forseeable future, I decided to
>> put a 4-port hub on a DIP.  The idea is that a so-called hub-on-a-chip
>> is merged with its support stuff onto a piece of PCB the size of a DIP-32
>> or probably a DIP-40.  To add downstream ports to a design, put this
>> microhub after the female USB-B jack, then hang your gizmo[1] and female
>> USB-A jacks off the microhub.

No need to figure out how to shoehorn it into whatever you're making.

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David Griffith
dgriffi@...
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