Industrial Managed USB Control Hubs and Switches
TEST THE LIMITS
With Acroname, you can test the limits, investigate compatibility, manage and mitigate battery swelling and keep electrostatic discharge at bay.
ENABLE AND DISABLE PORTS
INDIVIDUALLY
Ports can be enabled, disabled, programmed, controlled and monitored individually. Measure currents and voltage, detect enumeration and change upstream port connections.
SOFTWARE- CONTROLLED
Simple APIs in C++, Python, and LabView allow customization so you can monitor data lines, power lines and full ports.
MITIGATE BATTERY SWELLING AND ESD
Measure and control current limits and voltage to avoid battery swelling.
Electrostatic (ESD) protection up to ±15kv and exceeds IEC61000-4-2 standards.
USA-BASED DESIGN, ASSEMBLY, AND SUPPORT
We design, assemble and test all Acroname USB Hubs and Switches in the United States. Our support, customer service, and sales teams are based in Boulder, Colorado.
AVOID RANSOMWARE
Automate your organization’s manual backups with Acroname USB Hubs. With up to 8 ports and fully programmable, software controls, you can set and schedule backups.
USE CASE
Acroname provides software control with a simple, elegant API to monitor and manage your USB control hub exactly the way you want to. Enable ports in exactly the sequence you choose and restore COM ports in the correct order. Accurately monitor the power in your test environment. Enable any port via software to ensure that you are only communicating with the DUTs you want.
We designed Acroname hubs with world-class hardware that you can trust to keep running. We understand the rigors of production testing and the reliability demanded by manufacturing teams. High power drive requirements? Short circuited DUT? Reversed power supplies? No problem. Even ESD certification labs can’t break these hubs. Compare Acroname hubs with others to see for yourself: Acroname hubs lead the industry in uptime and robustness.
Acroname hubs accurately monitor voltage and current on each port, so you know exactly how much energy is used to charge your device or battery. Once your device is charged to your specifications, you can disable power on that port to ensure that the device does not get too much energy or overcharge.
A/V during meetings just got easier. When meeting attendees bring their own devices, Acroname USB hubs tame the chaos. Easily share room resources, automatically switch between projectors, computers, and devices, and monitor connected devices so information and equipment are up and secure.
With Acroname USB Hub 3+, you can minimize the risks involved with backing up your system. Don't let ransomware take your connected USB backup drive! With an Acroname Programmable USB hub, seven backup drives are used together to create seven different daily backups — one for each day of the week. For extra protection, you have the option to safely disconnect the drives, use a batch file for the command, or set up two hubs for extra backup. Read our blog to learn more about how our USB Hubs can do your system backup for you.
Not all hubs are created equal. Many industrial USB hubs are simply consumer-grade hubs that are repackaged to metal enclosures. Our engineers designed Acroname hubs from the ground up with careful attention to the types of issues that cause hubs to fail, including ESD strikes. Come see how Acroname hubs exceed the toughest ESD standards in the industry and some of the industry-leading tools we used to do it.
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The USBHub3c is a 8-port, software-programmable USB 10Gbps hub designed for demanding industrial environments where advanced control and monitoring of USB ports is required.
$1200Programmable, software-controlled, industrial USB 5Gbps hub with 8 fast-charging (4A) ports, 2 host connections, and a dedicated port for control and monitoring.
$825Programmable, software-controlled high-speed USB hub with 2 host connections and 4 fast-charging (2.5A) device connections. Switch and control data, power, and current limits separately.
$425Software-controlled, bidirectional 4-port USB-C port selector switch. Supports USB data rates up to 10Gbps. Automate switching, hot-plug, and USB-C connector flips.
$695Comparison TABLE
USBHub3c | USBHub3+ | USBHub2x4 | USB-C Switch | |
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CONNECTIVITY | Many devices simultaneously to one of two hosts | Many devices simultaneously to one of two hosts | One of four devices/host to one host/device | One of four devices/host to one host/device |
PRICE | $ 1200 (Pro Edition) $ 900 (Lab Edition) |
$ 825 | $ 425 | $ 595 (passive) $ 695 (redriver) |
Device Ports | 8 programmable | 8 programmable | 4 programmable | 1 or 4 USB-C |
Host Ports (upstream) | 6 Individually-controlable dual-data dual-power USB 10Gbps ports |
2 (USB 5Gbps type-B) | 2 type mini-B | 4 or 1 USB-C |
Control Ports | 1 dedicated | Shared with both host ports and 1 dedicated (type mini-B)) | Shared with both host ports | 1 USB-C |
Daisy Chain Capability | Yes | Yes (dedicated daisy chain port or any downstream port) | Yes (by using downstream port) | yes |
USB Speeds | High Speed (480Mbps) Super Speed (5Gbps/10Gbps) data lines on each port |
Low Speed (1Mbps) Full Speed (12Mbps) High Speed (480Mbps) Super Speed (5Gbps) |
Low Speed (1Mbps) Full Speed (12Mbps) High Speed (480Mbps) |
Low Speed (1Mbps) Full Speed (12Mbps) High Speed (480Mbps) Super Speed (5Gbps/10Gbps) |
USB Link Speed Reporting | YES | YES | No | No |
Individual Port Enable/Disable | Power USB Data USB SS Data Full port (power and data) |
Powe USB Dat USB SS Data Full port (power and data) |
Power USB Data Full port (power and data) |
Power USB Data USB SS Data CC SBU Full port |
USB Charge Modes | SDP CDP (full BC 1.2 support) |
SDP CDP (full BC 1.2 support) |
SDP CDP (full BC 1.2 support) |
USB-PD all versions |
USB Charge Current | support USB-PD modes up to 20V/5A on each port |
up to 5A per port, total 65W max | Up to 2.5A per port | Up to 5A |
USB Current Limit Programmability | Programmable up to 5A for each port |
1mA steps 0-4.095A | Discrete steps (per USB BC1.2) | NA |
USB Current Measurement Resolution | 15mA | 1mA | 10mA | 1.95mA |
USB Voltage Measurement Resolution | 1mV (Euro-style connector only) | 8mV | 10mV | 8mV |
Input Voltage Range | 4.5V-48V | 9V-24V | 9V-24V | 5V (USB-PD) |
Input Voltage Monitoring | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Input Current Monitoring | YES | YES | NO | NO |
Internal Temperature Monitoring | YES | YES | YES | NO |
Input Power | BUS-powered from any USB-C power delivery 5.08mm terminal block Euro-style 4-pin terminal block('Euroblock') |
Barrel jack (5.5mm OD, 2.5mm ID) 3 Position Terminal Block Header (+, -, earth) |
Barrel jack (5.5mm OD, 2.5mm ID) | USB-C |
ESD Performance | +/-15kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 4) | +/-30kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 4) | +/-30kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 4) | +/-30kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 4) |
DIN Rail Mountable | Yes (Acroname part C31-DINM-1) |
Yes (Acroname part C31-DINM-1) |
Yes (Acroname part C31-DINM-1) |
Yes (Acroname part C31-DINM-1) |
Programming Interface | BrainStem API (C, C++, Python), TestStand, LabView |
BrainStem API (C, C++, Python), TestStand, LabView |
BrainStem API (C, C++, Python), TestStand, LabView |
BrainStem API (C, C++, Python), TestStand, LabView |
Case Dimensions (L x W x ) | 7.95 x 4.88 x 1.17 inches (202.22 x 123.85 x 29.69 mm) |
4.19 x 5.42 x 1.05 inches (106.50 x 137.78 x 26.69 mm) |
7.75 x 3.4 x 1.05 inches (95.25 x 86.36 x 26.67 mm) |
3.4 x 3.75 x 0.63 inches (86.4 x 95.25 x 16.02 mm) |
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