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Chaining USB Hubs.....possible?
Nyrine:
USB supports 127 devices on a chain - kind of tricky to do that without some form of chained hub.
Brax:
I dunno, people around here have built wackier things....
127 port USB Hub anyone? ;D
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: unclet on February 20, 2003, 11:24:24 am ---My current 4-port USB hub has this external power supply which I simply plug into my power strip.
However realizing my first USB hub has this power supply I am not sure whether the second USB 4-port Hub (ie: the hub I want to connect to the first hub) needs to also have a "separate" power supply. I would not think so, but maybe you would care to confirm.......
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Depends on the devices power drain that connected to the hubs. It's safer to have two self powered hubs, but if it's just digital joypads connected you should be fine. Devices with analog sticks usually drain a littler more, and you might get in to some trouble. Note that most self powered hubs supply more power than just the USB straight out of the computer.
1UP:
Also, most PCs have more than one USB outlet. You can always have each hub connected to a separate PC outlet. I'm planning to just chain a second hub into my primary hub inside my CPs, one less wire to feed out the side...
eightbit:
Another option is a PCI USB card. Gives you more ports and more points to plug in hubs.
Though I'm interested in seeing how many joystick devices you can have plugged in and configured at a time.