[TriLUG] Raspberry Pi USB hub

[brett bolen]

I found a great little hub at intrex. I power my RPi using one of the 9 
ports, so there is only one power supply ( to the hub).  I have not had 
issues with the port not suppling enough power.

I bought it for my beagleboard ( which lacks an ethernet port -- the hub 
has a built in USB based ethernet port ).

I have not tested the built in USB peripherals with RPi yet: Stereo 
in/out, eSATA.

As far as a case, I have the adafruit case for the RPi running XMBC ( 
connected to my tv), but also have the Cobbler breakout kit for my 
second Rpi.

The hub is $30 ( I did not ask for the fabled 'trilug discount'). Here 
are the specs from www.intrex.com:


     HUB-MEGA9

This USB 2.0 Multi-function Dock increases the functionality and 
connectivity of your notebook or desktop computer in one easy step. By 
connecting it to your computer''s USB port, you can have Stereo sound 
with virtual 3D effect and 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet support. Also, it 
allows you to connect to a Power-over-eSATA (USB/eSATA) device and up to 
nine USB 2.0 high-speed peripherals.


     1 x USB Mini-B connector (Connect to computer)

     1 x Mono microphone

     1 x Stereo headphone jack

     1 x Audio Line-out jack (Virtual 7.1ch 3D sound)

     1 x RJ-45 connector (10/100Mbps)

     9 x USB 2.0 High-speed ports (480Mbps)

     1 x Power-over-eSATA (eSATA/USB) port, with DC +5V power

     eSATA interface data transfer rate up to 1.5Gbps

     1 x DC +5V power jack

     Includes a universal AC to DC power adapter




On 09/03/2012 08:56 PM, Igor Partola wrote:
> TriLUG,
>
> I am am expecting my Raspberry Pi board to arrive soon and am starting to
> gather the necessary peripherals. One of the things I am looking at is
> powered USB hubs. I am wondering about two specific things. First, has
> anyone seen a case for sale that comes with a built-in USB hub? Ideally, it
> would also have a single power cable for both the hub and the RPi board.
>
> Alternatively, if I get a separate hub, would it be possible to power the
> RPi board from one of the ports off the hub? In other words, the upstream
> port of the hub would be plugged into one of the two on-board ports of the
> RPi and one of the downstream ports of the hub would be connected to the
> power input of the RPi via an A to micro USB connector. Has anyone seen or
> done this or can anyone say that this will not work?
>
> Thanks,
> Igor