Acroname Programmable Industrial USB 3.0 Hub (8 Ports)

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Programmable, software-controlled, industrial USB 3.0 hub with 8 fast-charging (4A) ports, 2 host connections, and a dedicated port for control and monitoring. Control USB Hi-Speed, SuperSpeed data and power lines. Set current limit trip points for each port and monitor voltage and current on each port. Boost USB2 signal levels to account for difficult interconnection environments. Rugged steel housing and ESD protected to ±15kV (IEC61000-4-2 Level 4).

MSRP

$500.00

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$475.00

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SKU:

S79-USBHUB-3P

Manufactured by

Acroname, Inc.

United States

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Overview

Description

Building on the trusted and robust design of Acroname's USBHub2x4, Acroname is proud to offer the USBHub3+, a USB 3.0 Hub with 8 programmable ports. Designed by engineers for engineers - connect the USBHub3+ with confidence to expensive lab or production equipment. design has been designed and certified to withstand ±15kV ESD strikes (certified to IEC61000-4-2 Level 4).

Software compatible with Mac 10.8 and above, Linux and Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and above.

The USBHub3+ provides you with unprecedented and custom control of USB ports, allowing you to:

Enable/Disable any downstream port
Maintain selectable control of data, SS lines, power lines for any port
Monitor voltage and current on any/all ports
Supply up to 5A per port; measure upto 4A
Set current limit trip points on any port
Select between two (2) host connections
Maintain software control through a dedicated control port
Expand to multiple hubs via expansion port - without sacrificing downstream port count

The USBHub3+ is DIN Rail mountable (mounting kit is not included, Acroname part C31-DINM-1).

By integrating Acroname's BrainStem technology, the USBHub3+ can be controlled with a simple and powerful programming API in C++ and Python. Acroname also provides HubTool as an example application which can be used to quickly setup or control the hub. The BrainStem APIs and HubTool is available on all modern operating systems (MacOSX, Linux and Windows 7, 8 and 10 (32bit and 64bit)). And of course, the BrainStem platform provides an embedded virtual machine API. This embedded RTOS allows for completely automatic control of all features of the USBHub3+ without needing a host PC.

The latest BrainStem development API is always available in the Download Center. The latest firwmare can be applied using the Updater utility. Check out the BrainStem Firmware Management reference entry or video for instructions on how to update your device.

Block diagram for the USBHub3+

HubTool

HubTool is an example application utilizing the Qt GUI framework. Source code for HubTool is available in the Download Center, which can serve as a quick start to writing your own GUI application to meet your needs. It also serves as a good entry tool for understanding the functionality of the USBHub3+, or just watching the battery charge curves of your various devices.

Let Acroname help you take charge of USB in ways you had not previously thought possible.

Features

Software compatible with Mac 10.8 and above, Linux and Windows 8.1 and above and 10
8 Individually-controllable downstream USB 3.0 (5Gbps) ports (type-A)
Individually controllable Hi-Speed (480Mbps) and SuperSpeed (5Gbps) data lines on each downstream port
Physically separate control channel, or control the hub through either of the upstream ports
2 switchable upstream (host) ports (standard type-B)
Downstream ports each capable of providing up to 4 Amps
ESD protected to ±15kV contact discharge (certified to IEC61000-4-2 Level 4)
Ambient temperature range up to 50°C
Ships with a 12VDC, 5A AC/DC power supply and one USB 3.0 type-A to type-B cable
Designed for industrial, manufacturing and development applications
DIN rail mountable (not included; Acroname part C31-DINM-1)

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EC Declaration of Conformity	Download
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Product CAD (STEP and IGES)	Download
Letter of Volatility	Download
Product Datasheet v1.11.1	Download

Specs

Specifications

8 programatically controlled downstream device ports, and one always-on port
Software compatible with Mac 10.8 and above, Linux and Windows 8.1 and above and 10
Enable and disable any port
Control Hi-Speed and SuperSpeed data lines
Detect USB2 vs USB3 device enumeration speed
Control power for any port
Measure voltage and current on each port
Current measurement resolution of 1mA
Voltage measurement resolution of 8mV
Supply up to 4A per port
Set current limit trip point on each port
Select between two (2) host connections
Control and monitor via either upstream port or a dedicated control port
Daisy chain multiple hubs via dedicated always-on expansion port
MTBF = 680420 hours (@60% Confidence)

Reviews

Comments

Rock solid on top of my telescope in New Mexico desert heat!

Average: 5 (1 vote)

Provides the ability to toggle power, data and data speeds available on a port by port basis. I have this riding on top of my telescope in a remote observatory. In astronomy, many items are very low production quantity and edge cases can pop up which require fully disconnecting and reconnecting the USB cable to recover. With this programmable USB3 hub, I can do that just as easily whether I'm standing next to the scope or 1000 miles away. Further, I can have two control computers running and switch the entire USB3 Hub's connected devices from one to the other in the event that one fails. The unit even survived the summer heat in southern New Mexico desert! Such piece of mind when operating so much from so far. I've found NOTHING else that provides this feature set. Did I mention customer service? Acroname staff went out of their way to ensure things were operating 100% in my environment. Great product, dependable performance, great customer service... what more could you ask for?

2019-11-07

Best hub ever

Average: 5 (1 vote)

I continually have hubs failing (I guess because of ESD). The USBHub3+ has been up and running for over 300 days. I know this because it has a nice little uptime counter.

2019-04-26

Perfect for device automation and power measurement

Average: 5 (1 vote)

If you're looking for a way to programmatically control USB devices, or test specific 2.0 or 3.0 signal paths independently, this is the hub for you. Anyone truly serious about testing or evaluating a USB device should have one of these. In addition to the awesome switching capabilities, the device also provides precision real-time power consumption per-port, allowing you to monitor charging current (up to 4A) and visualize charging profiles. The hardware quality is excellent and the software support is superb.

2019-04-26

This thing is amazing!

Average: 5 (1 vote)

Love using these hubs! They make my regression system so simple! No more relays!

2019-02-19

Much more than a simple hub!

Average: 5 (1 vote)

This is more than a USB hub. Our problem was that we had an industrial machine exporting data to a USB flash disk. And we also needed to access this USB flash disk from a certain PC, at the same time. USB protocol does not allow two hosts accessing the same device simultaneously. We bought this programmable hub, and we programmed it to share access between the machine and the PC at specific times of the day. We programmed it in such a way that whenever we need to read the data from the machine the PC seizes the USB flash disk, retrieves the data and yield access back to the machine after the retrieval of data. This was easier to do than it sounds. Their awesome API offers much much more. It works with Python and C++. It runs on Windows and Linux. The company also offers A-level support. Finally, the device is extremely well-built. No plastic here. Definitely worth the money.

2018-07-16

Rock solid USB hub and a simple API for remote control

Average: 5 (1 vote)

My team had investiaged building something similar to this and even experimented with a bunch of relays and duct tape. That was a mess. The USBHub3+ worked perfect for our software regression testing, and the simple python API had us up in less than 2 days.

2018-07-16

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Acroname Programmable Industrial USB 3.0 Hub (8 Ports)

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