I'm not sure if the HUB that I found (two USB-C male and one USB-C female) will work on my CyberDeck.

[ziomario]

Hello to everyone.

I'm trying to assemble my DIY cyberdeck. Below you can see what are the main components that I have chosen. For example the Radxa Zero 3W as a main board,as keyboard I've chosen the CardKB,as "mouse" the Circle Trackpad.

Taking in consideration that the Radxa Zero has one only USB-C port for transferring data,what I need is a splitter to connect to that USB-C port at least the trackpad and the keyboard.

The trackpad works becuse it is connected to the Svlinky controller that ends with a USB-C female connector. The keyboard should be connected to the Radxa through its Groove to USB-C cable that ends with one USB-C female. Now,I want to connect these two USB-C females to the Raxda board.

On Aliexpress I found the HUB that may be good for my scenario. It offers two USB-C male,one on the left and one on the right to connect the trackpad and the keyboard and one USB-female to get the power from the Radxa board. I will connect one USB-C to USB-C male converter to attach the HUB to the radxa board.

What I would like to know is..if in your opinion the HUB that I found will work or not. I'm not sure reading the product description on AliExpress.
And anyway,it is not perfect. What I'm looking for is an HUB with 2 USB-C male port (one for the keyboard,one for the circle trackpad and one USB-A FEMALE port for the dongle WI-FI. Or maybe an HUB with 3 USB-C female ports. And I will use an adapter USB-C (male or female ?) to USB-A (female) to connect the Wi-Fi dongle.

I'm sure that the HUB that I'm looking for exists,but It seems hard to find it at least for me....because it should be small,since I have a very little space available inside the case...please help me.

Very thanks.

 

[TheLostSwede]

You need to look at which ports are inputs and which are outputs.
Almost all USB hubs only have one input, which is the one you have to connect to the Radxa board.

This is how most USB hubs work. The USB-C ones usually only have one or two native ports, with the others requiring extra components for the CC logic, which is what detect the orientation of the connector.

Without knowing more about the hub, it's impossible to say if it'll work or not.
Adding the link to a picture, isn't going to make me go and look it up.

Another way to solve your problem, would be something like this.

A Tiny USB Hub For All Your Hardware Modding Needs

Going all the way hack to the heady days of Eee PC modding, hardware hackers have been on the hunt for small USB hubs that can easily be liberated from their enclosures and integrated into whatever…

hackaday.com

 

[ziomario]

You need to look at which ports are inputs and which are outputs.
Almost all USB hubs only have one input, which is the one you have to connect to the Radxa board.

This is how most USB hubs work. The USB-C ones usually only have one or two native ports, with the others requiring extra components for the CC logic, which is what detect the orientation of the connector.

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Without knowing more about the hub, it's impossible to say if it'll work or not.
Adding the link to a picture, isn't going to make me go and look it up.

It does not seem to be an HUB. And anyway,did u gave a look at the AliExpress page where it is sold ? Anyway,despite the model that I'm planning to buy,
we can cut the head of the bull if you can suggest to me a good hub to place there based on the scenario that you see.

---> Adding the link to a picture, isn't going to make me go and look it up.

What do u need to know ? I'm not an engineer,I don't know what you need to know in advance. You can't ask me to be an engineer or to have the necessary knowledge to help you. Otherwise,I wouldn't have even made this post. You have more knowledge than me in this area. So,I expect that you help me,not the opposite,unfortunately.

 

[TheLostSwede]

It does not seem to be an HUB. And anyway,did u gave a look at the AliExpress page where it is sold ? Anyway,despite the model that I'm planning to buy,
we can cut the head of the bull if you can suggest to me a good hub to place there based on the scenario that you see.

No, because there's no link and I'm not typing in the stupid URL in your picture.

---> Adding the link to a picture, isn't going to make me go and look it up.

What do u need to know ? I'm not an engineer,I don't know what you need to know in advance. You can't ask me to be an engineer or to have the necessary knowledge to help you. Otherwise,I wouldn't have even made this post. You have more knowledge than me in this area. So,I expect that you help me,not the opposite,unfortunately.

A clickable link? Asking for help and then making it as hard as possible for people to look up things, isn't going to get you much help.

Here's another option.

NanoHub - tiny USB hub for hacking projects by Muxtronics on Tindie

A 12x12x1.5mm 1-to-2 port USB 2.0 hub for use in cramped hacking projects

www.tindie.com

Just solder the right wires, since everything is USB 2.0, it shouldn't be hard and you don't need the CC logic either, as you will only insert the cables once, so you can just flip the connector around if it's inserted the wrong way around.

 

[ziomario]

---> A clickable link ?

https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006605215703.html

---> https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nanohub-tiny-usb-hub-for-hacking-projects/
---> https://hackaday.com/2020/02/02/a-tiny-usb-hub-for-all-your-hardware-modding-needs/

thanks,I really appreciate your help,but sorry. I don't have the knowledge to build those circuits. I'm looking for something already usable. No soldering. Even the soldering requires a good level of knoledge. It's not something that you can suggest to everyone just because its easy. Yeah,it's easy for the experienced users. Or for the users who have a lot of money to spend burning circuits or boards. I'm not one of those guy.

 

[TheLostSwede]

---> A clickable link ?

https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006605215703.html

That's not a hub, it's just a power splitter.

QIANRENON 2 in 1 USB C Power Divider Adapter, Type C 1 Female to 2 Male T-Type Charging Connector, 2 Pcs : Amazon.se: Electronics

QIANRENON 2 in 1 USB C Power Divider Adapter, Type C 1 Female to 2 Male T-Type Charging Connector, 2 Pcs : Amazon.se: Electronics

www.amazon.se

---> https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nanohub-tiny-usb-hub-for-hacking-projects/
---> https://hackaday.com/2020/02/02/a-tiny-usb-hub-for-all-your-hardware-modding-needs/

thanks,I really appreciate your help,but sorry. I don't have the knowledge to build those circuits. I'm looking for something already usable. No soldering. Even the soldering requires a good level of knoledge. It's not something that you can suggest to everyone just because its easy. Yeah,it's easy for the experienced users. Or for the users who have a lot of money to spend burning circuits or boards. I'm not one of those guy.

There's nothing to build, you solder four wires. You can buy ready made cables that you solder to the PCB.
They don't teach you how to solder in school in Italy? A soldering iron for this is like €10.
If you can't handle this level of soldering, then maybe get a different hobby?

 

[ziomario]

That's not a hub, it's just a power splitter.

QIANRENON 2 in 1 USB C Power Divider Adapter, Type C 1 Female to 2 Male T-Type Charging Connector, 2 Pcs : Amazon.se: Electronics

QIANRENON 2 in 1 USB C Power Divider Adapter, Type C 1 Female to 2 Male T-Type Charging Connector, 2 Pcs : Amazon.se: Electronics

www.amazon.se

There's nothing to build, you solder four wires. You can buy ready made cables that you solder to the PCB. This one might not be ideal, but you should be able to find something similar.
They don't teach you how to solder in school in Italy? A soldering iron for this is like €10.
If you can't handle this level of soldering, then maybe get a different hobby?
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I never been in the electronical field. I'm on the humanistic area. I'm a psychologist with the passion for the operatying systems. In the electronical area I have 0 knowledge and 0 tools. And I would also explain that I'm building a "phone" only made of connectable and disconnectable components. I don't want to make any soldering by phylosophy. I'd thought that you had realized this watching the picture that I have attached.

 

[TheLostSwede]

I never been in the electronical field. I'm on the humanistic area. I'm a psychologist with the passion for the operatying systems. In the electronical area I have 0 knowledge and 0 tools. And I would also explain that I'm building a "phone" only made of connectable and disconnectable components. I don't want to make any soldering by phylosophy.

So? We learnt that in 7th grade. You can buy practice PCBs and learn, they cost like €1 a pop, some solder, some plain wires and a €10-15 soldering iron.
Good luck to you and your project, but what you want, doesn't exist unless you make it yourself or ask a friend to make it for you.

 

[ziomario]

https://it.aliexpress.com/item/1005006605215703.html

That's not a hub, it's just a power splitter.

What's the difference between an HUB and a power splitter ? So it will not work in my case ? why ? what will not work ?

So? We learnt that in 7th grade. You can buy practice PCBs and learn, they cost like €1 a pop, some solder, some plain wires and a €10-15 soldering iron.
Good luck to you and your project, but what you want, doesn't exist unless you make it yourself or ask a friend to make it for you.

Nope. That's not on my veins. As I suppose it's not on your veins to study Freud or Jung.

Good luck to you and your project, but what you want, doesn't exist unless you make it yourself or ask a friend to make it for you.

Not sure at all. For sure the right product for my needs already exists. You are only irritated because I don't want to learn what you love and this is the reason why you don't want to help me like I want. But I'm sure you can.

 

[TheLostSwede]

What's the difference between an HUB and a power splitter ? So it will not work in my case ? why ? what will not work ?

No it will not, as there's no hub IC inside.

Nope. That's not on my veins. As I suppose it's not on your veins to study Freud or Jung.

Then find a different hobby.
Please don't ask me any more questions about this, as you're just being stupid now and you have no idea about my background.