In a homecockpit is a wealth of USB devices, which on their turn are linked to a USB hub. Often with the result that the USB-hub fails due to ‘too much’ and ‘too busy’ (drop-outs, resets).

A solution to this is to switch to a industrial USB hub.

What differences have these industrial hubs t.o.v. of the USB hubs that you can buy in a computer shop:

  • The chipset that is in an industrial hub is has more capacity to bandwidth. You can compare this to a motorway with 2 lanes for a regular hub and a motorway with 6 lanes for an industrial hub.
  • The chipset is much faster than the speed of an ordinary hub.
  • More reliable and more stable (no resets or drop-outs).
  • EMI Shielding (shielding from electronic noise or interference).
  • The hub can be screwed tight.
  • Is made of metal and is very sturdy.
  • The included 3.5 Amp adapter provides each gate of a full 500Ma.
  • Disadvantage: they are much more expensive than a regular hub...

The industrial USB hub that I use have been bought at USBFirewire.com. The shipping is free.

Additional info and images: http://www.flightdeck737.be/pc/pc-setup/

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