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5.5. Manage Ports & Your SS15
Each port on your SS15 can be managed either individually or all together. You can turn the
ports off and on, change the port mode or change the charging profiles. This can be done either
through LiveViewer or by connecting to the hub via the API.
5.5.1 Port Modes
Charge
Sync
Biassed
Off
5.5.2 Charging Profiles
To ensure attached devices charge at their optimum rate, our smart USB hubs come with the
below intelligent charging profiles built in:
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
5.5.3 Firmware
The firmware can be kept up to date using our LiveViewer software. As part of delivering an
easy user experience our LiveViewer application is now a set-and-forget solution. The
LiveViewer application will find out what firmware your USB hub has and present an update for
you, ready to just hit install.
To update the firmware first go to the firmware updater section of LiveViewer. Here you can
see the available Firmware versions available to download and install to the hub. To download
a firmware file click on the version under the "downloadable firmware updates" section. once
downloaded it will appear in the "Available firmware files" section.
SS15
Turn specific ports or the whole hub to charge only mode
Turn specific ports or the whole hub to sync mode
Detect the presence of a device but it will not sync or charge it.
Turn specific ports on or off or switch the whole hub on or off.
Intelligent charging algorithm which will select a profile 1-6
2.1A (Apple)
BC1.2 Standard (this covers the majority of Android phones and other
devices)
Samsung
2.1A (Profile 1 but with a longer timeout)
1.0A (Typically used by Apple)
2.4A (Typically used by Apple)
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