Managing Ports & Your Thundersync3-C10; Port Modes; Switching Port Modes; Charging Profiles - CAMBRIONIX ThunderSync3-C10 User Manual

5.4. Managing Ports & Your ThunderSync3-C10
Each port on your ThunderSync3-C10 can be managed either individually, or all together. You can turn
the ports off and on, change the port mode, or change various other settings applicable to the
ThunderSync3-C10 more information can be found in the
This can be done through LiveViewer, the CLI or by connecting to the hub via the API.

5.4.1 Port Modes

Sync Turn specific ports or the whole hub to sync mode
Turn specific ports on or off or switch the whole hub on or off (no power and no
Off
data channels open, mimics unplugging the device)

5.4.2 Switching port modes

You can switch between port modes by using LiveViewer, the CLI or by connecting to the hub via the
API. If you switch a port off then this will stop any connection taking place to the USB device and
would mimic unplugging the USB device completely from the host system.
You can disable CDP through NVRAM settings either by going through the hub settings and turning
"Sync charge" off or through the API and disabling it via code. For example, using the command line,
the instructions would be as below.
settings_unlock
settings_set sync_chrg 0000000000000000

5.4.3 Charging Profiles

To ensure attached devices charge at their optimum rate, our smart USB hubs come with the below
intelligent charging profiles built in:
1
2
3

5.4.4 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 discover your USB hub's firmware and present an update for you.
To update the firmware, first, go to the firmware section of LiveViewer. Here you can see the available
Firmware versions to install to the hub.
ThunderSync3-C10
900mA
1.5A
3A
LiveViewer section under NVRAM settings.
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