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An USB hub is a device that expands a single USB port into multiple ports, thus allowing to connect more devices to a host system. The USB&LAN controller (LAN9512) acts as on on-board USB hub on the Raspberry Pi (except Pi Zero).

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Using Raspberry Pi as USB device description pass-through/emulator

TLDR: Is it possible to use a Pi (or Pi like device) as a method for emulating a USB device descriptor and passing packets across? If I could get the Pi to emulate the correct ID and details, I could ...
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Using powered USB Hub with my Raspberry Pi 4

I have a Raspberry Pi 4 and I wanted to connect 3 HDDs (2.5") (two 5TB and one 1TB) to it but I learned that that requires too much power so I bought a powered USB Hub. When I connect the 3 HDDs ...
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how to give power and ETH to pi pico W at same time?

Learning following project https://github.com/sbcshop/Raspberry-Pi-Pico-RFID-Expansion. Now the requirement is to connect project with Ethernet network, also provide power supply at same time. Qustion:...
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I broke access to my raspi with uhubctl

I had my Raspi 3B+ running old raspbian Jessy. I was connecting to it by ssh. I have installed uhubctl. uhubctl is a tool which can turn off power supply for USB port. I got # uhubctl Current status ...
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Pi 4 won't boot after powered USB hub was connected

MY Pi 4 won't boot anymore after I connected a Sabrent HB-UMP3 powered USB Hub. The Pi4 had been running just fine for around 2 years, yesterday I hotplugged the abovementioned hub and the Pi ...
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Power issue: USB 4G Modem via USB Hub

I am hoping to get some advice, below is the hardware I am using, Raspberry Pi Zero 1.7W (Raspbian OS Lite - 2022 Kernel) Ethernet / USB HUB HAT (B) Hologram Nova 4G Modem Initial power tests, I see ...
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Pi RAID0 on USB hub fails on reboot

i used mdadm to set up a RAID0 on my Pi4 and was working fine until a reboot. i keept getting an error everytime i try to open a file. i originally used mdadm to set up the raid on usb path /sdb and /...
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Raspberry pi-4 powered usb hub backfeed issues

I have a Raspberry SC15184 Pi 4 server and I'm looking to power 3 USB peripherals each with a 3-6W power requirement (which should be 0.6-1.2A given pi-4 operates at ~5V). This is above the 1.2A ...
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How many HDDs can be connected to a raspberry pi zero 2w (by using usb hubs)?

Trying to find out how many drives I can connect to a raspberry pi 2w. Basically how many devices the host controller supports. More information: this is a for a Chia (crypto) harvester. I would be ...
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Using a PD USB hub for power and data for Pi 4

I want to use a 7" LCD (not the official Pi 7" LCD) together with the Pi 4. According to the LCD documentation, it requires 2A. I was planning initially to power the LCD through one Pi. Now ...
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Use powered USB hub for peripherals and power

I want to run an external HDD on a Pi (currently a first-generation model, I might replace it with a Pi 3 in the future). The drive has no extra power supply apart from its USB port. Just plugging the ...
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Raspberry PI4 usb 3.0 seems not working properly [duplicate]

I am using a Raspberry PI4 with Google Coral TPU and a Telit Lte modem both attached on USB 3.0 ports. I get a lot of "Under-Voltage" messages also using the Raspberry power supply(5.1V, 3A)...
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raspberrypi kernel: [14247.511414] mmc0: timeout waiting for hardware interrupt

Setup = Rpi > USB HUB > USB TTL adapter/cable > 2 LTE modules. Protocol = AT Commands. Problem = mmc0: timeout waiting for hardware interrupt. Question = Any investigation method and ...
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Would it be possible to emulate a ps4 controller on USB-out

Would it be possible to create a PlayStation 4 controller USB interceptor of sorts for the purpose of using macros? The project’s model would look like this: • You are plugging PS4 controller in one ...
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Problem with booting Raspberry Pi 400 from USB drives

Summary: I have a USB3 flash drive that I can use to boot my Raspberry Pi 400 without a problem, but only when it is directly attached to one of my my RPI 400 USB3 ports. However, when I attach the ...
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Can I use the usb pins on the pi cm4 directly?

I'm designing my own CM4 breakout board. If I only need one usb device, can I use the usb pins on the pi cm4 directly without the multiplexer chips?
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Connect Raspberry Pi from Android App through USB

I'm building an android app where there's a requirement to show the temperature in the app from the sensor in Raspberry Pi Controller. For this purpose, I'm trying to connect my android device to ...
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share ethernet connexion to ethernet usb adaptor thanks to raspberry pi

I try to connect my ps4 with my vpn connexion without using the computer. I install the vpn on a raspberry pi 2 and i connect my raspberry to internet by the ethernet connexion. I use the raspberry ...
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Connecting hub to 1 USB port vs 2 USB ports?

The Pi 4B has 2x USB 3.0 ports. I have 2 choices to connect my hard drives: Using a single 10-port hub which connects to 1 USB 3.0 port. Using two 5-port hubs which connect to two USB 3.0 ports. ...
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External HDD causes SSD to not boot, but works fine when plugged in later

I have a Raspberry Pi 3 model B with no microSD card (the OTP bit is set). It can boot from an SSD connected via a USB2 SATA adapter. However, when a 3½-inch USB3 HDD is connected, the Pi doesn't boot....
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RPi4 USB-C hub not working on reboot

I have a LogiLink USB-C 3-Port Hub UA0315 plugged in Raspberry Pi 4 which is powered through external power supply. The hub is working when plugged in, however on reboot it is no longer detected until ...
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Usb not working on RPI4B [closed]

Keyboard and mouse and hub not working. I have acess via SSH and VNC though my laptop. The pi cannot see all that. I tried lsusb but nothing shows up except Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux ...
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Raspberry Pi 2B External HDD not detected

I'm trying to connect my external hard drive to my Raspberry Pi 2B, but I am not able to get it to show up. I am running the latest Raspbian, and I have updated my software. Running lsblk --fs, I only ...
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Is it possible for a Raspberry Pi Zero to act as both a Usb Gadget and a Usb Host?

I am currently working on a Raspberry Pi project, and found an amazing feature that I used many times on my LineageOs phone: Usb Gadget. I figured I could change the function of the Usb port to act as ...
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Disable USB driver on RPi Zero W

I am using a Raspberry Pi Zero W running Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) Lite (Aug 2020). This is an IoT project where, I have a USB modem that makes my internet connection. When the modem is powered on it ...
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It's possible to power Raspberry Pi Zero though a USB Hub?

I want to use a Raspberry Pi with 2 USB connections. One connecting it to a computer and one connecting it to another device. This is possible, right? I just need to use a USB hub. But can I power up ...
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Setting USB current limit on Raspberry Pi 4

I have a Samsung Galaxy s8 that's connected to my Raspberry Pi in order to provide an internet connection. I'm looking to limit the harm done to the battery in the phone. Right now the battery in the ...
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Raspberry doesn't recognize me disconnecting a USB device

I have a Raspberry Pi with an Amazonbasics 10-port USB hub which has a PPPS (port per port switching) function, basically, it can turn off power to any power via a tool called uhubctl. When I use ...
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How can Rpi4B use multiple on board and USB based UART / serial ports?

there. I am trying to use rpi 4 to access my own device through UART. However, the number of UART port isn't enough for me since I'm trying to access more device in same time. Thus, I want to know if ...
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How many usb devices does raspberry support? [duplicate]

Colleagues, hello, everyone. I have a raspberry that produces errors, 10 usb devices connected to it via hub. What's the diagnosis? I have the following equipment installed:raspberry pi4 model B 4 GB,...
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Error when connecting more than ten USB devices on Raspberry Pi 4 [duplicate]

What is the limit of USB devices in raspberry pi4? We have an external USB hub with its power supply and 10 devices fall off with errors. [Wed Mar 11 09:04:43 2020] usb 1-1.3.4-port1: Cannot enable. ...
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USB ports for 4G modules disappears after resetting the 4G module

I am using the EC25 quectel LTE module with Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. I can access the internet using serial pins of raspberry pi i.e. UART Tx and Rx. I can find ttyUSB[0-5] in ls \dev. I am sending AT ...
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Getting ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: failed to get modem status: -32

Iam using Raspberry pi 3b along with Xbee and Sixfab 3G/4G base sheild. getting ftdi_sio ttyUSB0: failed to get modem status: -32 usb usb1-port1: disabled by hub (EMI?), re-enabling... and also ...
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Using USB hub to power external hard drive

My Raspberry Pi can't produce enough power for WD external drive. I see that people recommend using a USB hub. My WD hard drive has only one input. If I connect it to a USB hub, how do I connect the ...
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Powered USB Hub Requirements

I dont plan on powering my Pi through a USB hub, but I do intend on hooking up some HDD's to a powered hub since everything I see so far seems to indicate that the pi cant power multiple HDD's. If ...
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The USB ports do not work anymore on my RPI4

Since yesterday, the USB ports of my RPI4 do not work. When I plug a usb device like a hard drive or a usb stick, I don't see any message about it in the logs and no new device in /dev. When I type ...
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Signal generator connected to raspberry pi via USB

Ido connect to the device from my raspberry pi and able to send commands. The power consumption of the SG is 2.5 W. That means that the current of usb port should be 2.5 / 5 = 500 mA. >>> ...
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Will this work out (usb hub + rpi zero w + Zishan Z1 DSD)?

Well, I want to connect Rpi zero W and Zishan Z1/2 DSD in one case, but with both devices working in one port connected to PC. (with working usb device in Rpi if in "portable" mode or in both ...
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Best way to power multiple Raspberry Pi 4s?

I ordered a few Raspberry Pi 4s, still under way, each with their own power supply, and I plan to get more, but when I have been previously able to power RPis with USB-hub, there's apparently no USB-C-...
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Powered USB3 Hub vs USB3 Y Power Cable

I have an issue that means I have to use a powered USB hub for the HDD that is attached to my RPI4 (long story). The hub just broke. My budget doesn't allow for a decent powered USB3 hub BUT does ...
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RPI4 won't boot with powered USB hub

I have an RPI4 running a Plex server, Pihole, etc etc. Power kept dropping while running certain tasks involving the attached HDD, so I started using a powered USB3 hub - problem solved. But now the ...
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Can I issue a command when a specific message issued in the syslog

I am having power problems with my USB devices which is proving difficult to resolve. However I can see on the syslog that there is a specific error message which shows there is a problem. What I ...
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LTE modules connected to USB hub cannot be accessed

The USB-HUB is self-powered, and two LTE modules are connected via USB-SERIAL to USB-HUB. We are facing a problem is that,The devices which are connected to USB-HUB can not be accessed. Is there any ...
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USB hub raspberryPi

I've been searching for a host-powered USB hubs with Raspberry Pi and discovered that most of the hubs are sort of built for the raspberry Pi device. I intend on using the USb port for serial ...
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Read/Write LAN9512 EEPROM

We are building a device around the Compute Module 3 and since it needs internet access we decided to go with the LAN9512 that was also used in the Raspberry Pi earlier. The LAN9512 requires an ...
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Iot hub and rasberry pi [closed]

im makeing project but new in codeing , i want to connect cctv camera and ultra sonic sensor so if someone disobey the rule the camera will capture a photo and send it to online database and from the ...
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Pi with multiple HDDs from a powered hub

I am planning to use four 2.5hdd's with a pi3 B. I plan to use four 'sata to usb y' cables, with each usb power leg of the y cables plugged into a powered usb hub and each data leg into each of the pi'...
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USB hub is switched into USB1 mode with USB2 peripherals

I was wondering why my USB sd-cardreader operates that slow, see this benchmark: root@DietPi:~# hdparm -tT /dev/sda1 /dev/sda1: Timing cached reads: 4 MB in 2.00 seconds = 2.00 MB/sec ...
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Is it possible to have both hidraw0 and hidg0?

I would like to know if we can have both hidraw0 and hidg0 at the same time? Detailed description :- I have a barcode scanner, raspberry pi zero W, zero4u hub. Barcode scanner is connected to ...
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Could the Raspberry Pi be programmed to be a smart USB Hub?

I would like to get my Raspberry Pi (or some other single board computer) to act as a USB hub. So if I plug it into a (main)computer I would like to be able to have the Raspberry Pi appear to be a ...