[PLUG] Powered USB-A hub

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 16 Jan 2023, Ben Koenig wrote:

> That's probably fine. My rule of thumb is to not PLUG higher end hubs into
> lower end ports. e.g. a bunch of USB 3.0 devices in a hub that connects to
> a USB 2.0 host.

Ben,

Makes sense to me.

> But it sounds like your board has some of the fancier new ports. I bet
> it's listed as a single port because newer USB speeds can do a multi-lane
> thing for higher speeds. I bet both connects are tied together so if you
> leave one empty you might actually get the full 10Gbps. But using both
> simultaneously will probably throttle each to 5Gbps.

I'm not concerned about data transfer rates, but preparing video tutorials.

> So it should be fine. You aren't doing any serious data transfers or AR/VR
> so it should handle things. Test and verify the hub when you get it since
> they can be wonky. Especially the bigger hubs, 10 external ports is the
> pinnacle of hedonism.

I assume AR and VR refer to audio recording and video recording? If so,
that's just what I want to do.

Thanks,

Rich