Tiny USB Hub for GBZ

[IndyBonez]

Hi Guys,

So I'm taking a slightly different route to other guides I have seen thus far on building a GBZ and I'm trying to use a USB sound card along with having an external USB port for my GBZ.

Now obviously the Raspberry PI Zero W itself only has 1 usb connection on it, so I need a hub of some description to have a least two usb devices attached. I don't have an AIO board and instead have just a button PCB so I can't go that route for a USB hub. So what I'm thinking of doing is using something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00 ... UTF8&psc=1 and hoping I can get the innards (hopefully a PCB) of that and fit it inside the GBZ. I'm hoping I can desolder the usb ports and remove the cord, so I'm just left with a small PCB to fit inside the GBZ.

What do people think, is this likely to work?

Or do people have other alternatives for a usb hub to fit inside the GBZ? Maybe a PCB that already exists somewhere or some kind of wiring guide for building my own?

Cheers

[VeteranGamer]

Hi Guys,

So I'm taking a slightly different route to other guides I have seen thus far on building a GBZ and I'm trying to use a USB sound card along with having an external USB port for my GBZ.

Now obviously the Raspberry PI Zero W itself only has 1 usb connection on it, so I need a hub of some description to have a least two usb devices attached. I don't have an AIO board and instead have just a button PCB so I can't go that route for a USB hub. So what I'm thinking of doing is using something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00 ... UTF8&psc=1 and hoping I can get the innards (hopefully a PCB) of that and fit it inside the GBZ. I'm hoping I can desolder the usb ports and remove the cord, so I'm just left with a small PCB to fit inside the GBZ.

What do people think, is this likely to work?

Or do people have other alternatives for a usb hub to fit inside the GBZ? Maybe a PCB that already exists somewhere or some kind of wiring guide for building my own?

Cheers

i saw this one a while back....
its not been tried in a build or on a raspberry pi, so its a complete gamble......

https://www.amazon.com/Cute-USB-2-Port- ... +usb+black






but if it works, its perfect for any build.....

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[ABH]

https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nan ... -projects/

[VeteranGamer]

https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nan ... -projects/

has anyone used these with a raspberry pi zero.....

[IndyBonez]

https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nan ... -projects/

Okay cool that looks very promising, I am imagining I will probably need to power it separately to make it work with the Pi

[ICMF]

So what I'm thinking of doing is using something like this: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00 ... UTF8&psc=1

I have a couple of these splitters. Can confirm they work with the Pi. It's actually what I'm using in my build.

The PCB is about 16 x 40 mm. Almost half of that is under the USB plugs though, which could probably be hacked off entirely if you're *really* pressed for space, as there are test pads on the 'main' portion of the PCB.

The one downside is that it has a vertically mounted capacitor and crystal, which takes up a bit more room. I re-soldered mine horizontally so they'd be easier to package