Plug in a power supply to the external HUB.

Gerald



On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:32 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have a beaglebone black.  the challenge I face is that I require
> multiple powered USB devices to be connected to it while only using one
> power source - the BBB 5V DC connector
>
> 1 - USB Camera - Logitech C920
> 1 - USB GPS Antenna
> 1 - USB WiFi Adaptor
> 1 - USB Bluetooth Adaptor
>
> Clearly the onboard USB port cannot supply enough power using an unpowered
> hub to bring these devices up.
>
> How would I wire the external powered hub to the Beaglebone Black to
> satisfy the single power source requirement?
> 1) Would I tie +/- to the same DC power source before the BB and somehow
> adapt the USB cable for TX/RX only thus bypassing the board for the power
> on the hub?
>
>
> hub | ===tx/rx USB===|bbb 5v|======+/-
>       | +5V-------------------------------------|  |
>       | gnd----------------------------------------|
>
> 2) Would I use the +/-5V expansion header and somehow adapt the USB cable
> for TX/RX only? thus using the BB to supply power?
>
> hub | ===tx/rx USB===BBBUSB
>       | +/-----------------------| bbb expansion header 5v |======+/-
>
> I tried scenario 1 already and somehow destroyed my BB (won't boot, no
> LEDs - looks like a brick), bit hesitant to try 2) as I don't want to brick
> another.
>
> I am not an electrical engineer.
>
>
>
>
> Thanks-Wesley
>
>
>
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