Setting charging port modes on USBHub3+

CDP, SDP, and DCP

The USBHub3+ can set each of its downstream ports to several power modes to support a range of devices.

The supported modes are part of BC1.2 USB charging specification:

Surprising applications for the USBHub3+

 

Sometimes we hear from customers who have used our programmable USB hubs for unusual applications. Maybe one of these examples will help solve your problem!

Power measurement with the USBHub3+ with HubTool or Brainstem API

How to monitor voltage and power with the GUI or Python

Among other properties, we can view:

  • Per-port Voltage
  • Per-port Current
  • Input Voltage
  • Input Current

Measuring voltage and current with HubTool

If you haven't already, install HubTool, which is part of the Brainstem Dev Kit.
Power on the hub and connect one of the host ports to your computer

Independently control VBus and data connections on each port of the USBHub3+

More control than just on and off

Enable and disable VBus, all Data, High Speed or Super Speed connections

In addition to turning ports on and off, the USBHub3+ can also independently enable and disable Voltage and Data:

  • Vbus
  • All Data
  • High Speed data (480 Mbps)
  • Super Speed data (5 Gbps)

We'll be working interactively using the Brainstem API in a Python console so you can see the results line-by-line. 

Virtually plug and unplug your USB connections with the USBHub3+ and Python

Did you unplug it and plug it back in?

Turning ports on and off with Python

It shouldn't have to happen, but sometimes you need to plug and unplug a USB device. Maybe the device needs to power cycle, maybe you need to enable devices one-by-one so they enumerate correctly.  Rather than having to physically unplug cables, you could use the Brainstem API to have the USBHub3+ disconnect and reconnect a port.

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