HUB+Card Reader Combo..

M P

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Nov 7, 2009, 5:06:58 PM11/7/09

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I don't know if anyone look for that sort of things, but that
peripheral looks like the ideal addon for a bifferboard :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=320433266054 At
£2.97 too :>

I bought one to see if it does the job; That should give me two
"disks" (one CF + one SD) and 3 USB ports for webcams and others..

I'll report when it arrives...

Michael

markp

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Nov 8, 2009, 8:01:03 AM11/8/09

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Would be very interested in your findings with this, as I'm currently
having to cascade hubs and this would give me all the ports I need +
storage!

Andrew Scheller

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Nov 8, 2009, 9:14:05 PM11/8/09

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In case you've not already seen it:
http://sites.google.com/site/bifferboard/Home/howto/power-bifferboard-and-usb-hub-from-one-psu

Lurch

2009/11/8 markp <markphe...@gmail.com>:

M P

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Dec 10, 2009, 3:12:23 PM12/10/09

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So these took over a month to arrive! They are plasticky and not
terribly well made; "you get what you pay for".
But well, they seem to work, and they do work with the Biff. I need to
check the speed but so far it seems to be an OK deal..

The various slots are in fact just ONE usb-storage device. The more
expensive card reader appear as several so you can have a CF /and/ an
SD at the same time -- well this one is definitly just one. On the
other hand it simplifies booting linux, and for the price, I can
recycle the drawer full of ~128MB CF cards :>

Michael

d1savowed

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Dec 10, 2009, 4:01:07 PM12/10/09

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I can also confirm that these work... the local Aldi here in the UK
are selling these for around £8. I bought one last week and opened it
up, the soldering is a bit flakey but the device does work.

I fitted my bifferboard to it and with a bit more soldering had it
powered from it nicely and working a treat :-)

Stu

markp

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Dec 11, 2009, 11:05:23 AM12/11/09

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Any pics of them and their innards? Are you able to identify what
chips are being used for the USB hub?

Mark

Michel Pollet

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Dec 11, 2009, 11:16:09 AM12/11/09

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Haven't looked in yet -- I will! However I tried the 9000pro webcam
and it's running at full speed, so that's already something!

I'll check the innards next week

Michael

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M P

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Jan 20, 2010, 10:21:33 AM1/20/10

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BTW, I started using the two devices at the time of my prev posting
(~2 months ?) and they are ***now both dead***.

So stay clear. Might not be ALL of them, but the chinese ones I got were garbage