Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation Table of Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..............................3 GENERAL INFORMATION ..............................3 SCOPE OF DELIVERY ................................. 3 INSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE, DRIVERS AND HARDWARE ....................4 ..............................4 NSTALLATION OF SOFTWARE ............................... 4 NSTALLATION OF DRIVERS ..............................
Whether and which ports should be activated after the USB hub is turned on (for example to have access to the mouse or keyboard) can be stored in non-volatile storage. A number that can be stored in the device can be used to distinguish between multiple USB hub 6-Port units on one PC.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 4 Installation of software, drivers and hardware Installation of software On the USB storage card included, the Drive:\Software\Installer directory contains the installation file for the Toolmonitor. To install it, start the file USBHub6Install.msi and follow the instructions of the installation dialog.
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Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation Front view of the USB hub: Connecting the USB hub to your PC: USB host hub input Power supply Parallel input 5V ±5% / max. 5A 0V / 2.5 - 24V...
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 5 Hardware manual Features USB downstream ports 6 ports, individually switchable with up to 2.5A per port; total output current up to 5A Each port is protected by a resettable overload breaker ...
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation Construction Ctrl In Hub In Mux 2:1 Control Port 1 - 6 Display USB port turned off USB port turned on, but no device connected. This function can be disabled.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation Function of the USB ports 5.5.1 Operating modes The USB hub provides six high-speed-capable USB 2.0 ports. Each port can be configured to one of four modes. These four modes are: 1.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 5.5.3 Current measurement Each USB port has a mechanism to measure the current, with a resolution of about 10mA. This permits the actual current consumption of the connected device to be measured and monitored. This applies to both operating currents of USB devices and non-USB devices as well as charging currents.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 5.5.7 Polarity of data lines For special applications, the D+ and D_ data lines can be individually swapped for each port. This function is normally not used. The USB hub will restart after this command is executed. All connected devices will temporarily be disconnected from operating power.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 6 Software Manual Programming interface After the Toolmonitor starts, the interface looks like this: The switching state of each port and the current flow from each port is shown. Port turned off Port turned on;...
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Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation A name can be given to the USB hub here. If multiple USB hubs are connected, here you can select which of the names specified above should be controlled. These two checkboxes should always be set.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation USB hub configuration A checked box in this column causes the corresponding USB port no longer to be turned on and off via USB, but rather from the corresponding signal on the parallel input.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation USB hub command line Under View –> USBHub 1 –> USBHub 1 communication, a window can be opened for direct communication with the controller in the USB hub: Here, the data traffic between the Toolmonitor and the control unit of the USB hub can be viewed directly.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 7 Technical data Electrical characteristics Operating voltage 4.8V - 5.25 V Polarity is corrected internally to the device Power consumption Typically 150mA when not supplying power during operation to connected devices Connection power max.
Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation 8 Interface description The command line interface uses simple ASCII strings. Recognized valid commands are acknowledged with the string "ok" if the command is a configuration command. For a read command, the corresponding data is sent. An unrecognized command is answered with "???".
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Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation Command Parameter Response value Comment with prefix "D" Port functionality 00 – 3F Connection detection on 00 – 3F Read active connection detection 00 – 3F Read the detection of connected devices.
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Elektronik GmbH USB hub 6-Port, 2 control inputs Product documentation Command Parameter Response value Comment with prefix "D" Special A | E | H Control connection is selected automatically, always via the external connection or always via the USB hub connection 00 - FF Store an ID number for later identification;...
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