Apologies if this is the wrong place to post something like this!
Along the way towards making a device that uses two customized Teensy processor layouts, I realized I needed an integrated USB hub (mainly for firmware updates, so each Teensy needs to be a separate device). Annoyingly, I couldn't find any breadboard friendly USB hubs to prototype with - I ended up doing a series of prototype boards through Oshpark instead. The last one was an integrated USB hub, one of the Teensy processor setups, and a TFT screen - all of which work great.
It got me thinking though, maybe others would benefit from a breadboard-friendly USB hub board. Something with one upstream port, and 2-4 downstream ports. Each port would have both a USB connector (through-hole, not SMD), as well as breadboard pins for the four USB pins. And maybe a companion 'board' which is just a USB cable broken out to breadboard spacing, for plugging into a Teensy 3.0/3.1.
Are there any features that are 'must have' for a board like this? My initial instinct is to keep it simple - no LEDs, no user definable settings like vendor/ID code, etc. Much of that kind of stuff gets complicated quickly with the chip I'm using (a Cypress H2VXL-TQFP), and would just make the board balloon in size.
Is this something anyone would be interested in?
Along the way towards making a device that uses two customized Teensy processor layouts, I realized I needed an integrated USB hub (mainly for firmware updates, so each Teensy needs to be a separate device). Annoyingly, I couldn't find any breadboard friendly USB hubs to prototype with - I ended up doing a series of prototype boards through Oshpark instead. The last one was an integrated USB hub, one of the Teensy processor setups, and a TFT screen - all of which work great.
It got me thinking though, maybe others would benefit from a breadboard-friendly USB hub board. Something with one upstream port, and 2-4 downstream ports. Each port would have both a USB connector (through-hole, not SMD), as well as breadboard pins for the four USB pins. And maybe a companion 'board' which is just a USB cable broken out to breadboard spacing, for plugging into a Teensy 3.0/3.1.
Are there any features that are 'must have' for a board like this? My initial instinct is to keep it simple - no LEDs, no user definable settings like vendor/ID code, etc. Much of that kind of stuff gets complicated quickly with the chip I'm using (a Cypress H2VXL-TQFP), and would just make the board balloon in size.
Is this something anyone would be interested in?