Product category:
Networking Hardware
News Release from: Digi International | Subject: USB Plus Series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 21 May 2004
USB hubs gain power management
capabilities
New power management capabilities built into the USB Plus Series of powered USB solutions will allow end users to monitor voltage and turn on and off individual powered USB ports.
New power management capabilities built into the USB Plus Series of powered USB solutions will allow end users to monitor voltage and turn on and off individual powered USB ports Technicians can now safely and easily disconnect and reconnect high-wattage devices like printers, barcode scanners and signature capture devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Powered USB is growing in popularity, particularly in the retail industry", said Stephen Popovich, General Manager and Vice President of Inside Out Networks, a division of Digi International.
"Many USB peripheral devices used in retail systems require individual power supply bricks, creating a space consuming mess of cables, bricks and power strips".
"Powered USB technology eliminates the need for power supply bricks".
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"The new power management feature makes it easier and safer for customers to take advantage of powered USB solutions".
The new power management capabilities also feature automatic undervoltage detection.
This helps customers diagnose intermittent and hard power failures.
It can also be used to eliminate substandard power.
The new power management feature is easy to use and is operated via a Digi-supplied power management utility or through an application programming interface (API).
The API is available for customers that want to integrate power management into user applications.
This is convenient for IT personnel seeking to interface and manage powered USB ports through current management systems.
"Most POS devices don't have a power switch", Popovich added.
"And being able to turn a device on and off is critical for large POS applications".
"Power cycling enables these devices to return to a known state".
"This is ideal for local and remote troubleshooting, as well as verification of enterprise-wide software updates".
"This allows simple, co-ordinated software/firmware updates".
Digi's USB Plus Series is ideal for point-of-sale (POS) applications.
The USB Plus Series saves space and simplifies system architecture by eliminating power supply bricks for USB devices.
It enables merchandisers to easily and cost effectively transform a basic, small footprint PC into a high-performance retail system with powered USB device compatibility.
Available in card and external hub solutions, each product offers four powered USB ports that are compatible with both standard and powered USB devices.
The USB Plus Series includes the HubportT/4+, HubportT/PCI+ and Edgeport/42+.
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