Microchip Technology USB7206 6-Port Gen2 SmartHub™ Evaluation Board
Microchip Technology USB7206 6-Port Gen2 SmartHub™ Evaluation Board (EVB-USB7206) is a demonstration and development platform that provides the necessary requirements and interface options for evaluating the USB7206. The USB7206 is a 6-port SuperSpeed+ (SS+) USB SmartHub IC on a 4-layer RoHS-compliant Printed Circuit Board (PCB). Microchip Technology USB7206 Evaluation Board allows users to understand the product and accelerate the integration of the USB7206 into their applications.
The EVB-USB7206 is compliant with the USB 2.0 High-Speed (HS), Full-Speed (FS), and Low-Speed (LS) USB signaling. The EVB-USB7206 is also compliant with USB 3.2 Gen2 on the upstream port and on five of the downstream ports. The sixth downstream port only supports USB 2.0.
The EVB-USB7206 platform also supports battery charging on all six downstream ports (maximum of 10A) at any one time. The EVB-USB7206 supports FlexConnect role reversal for any of the six downstream ports with the upstream port.
The EVB-USB7206 has four configurations for operation through internal default settings and supports custom configurations either via I2C or through the external 16-Mbit SPI Flash device. The EVB-USB7206 demonstrates driver compatibility with Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8.x, Windows 7, Windows XP, Mac OS® X 10.4+, and Linux® hub drivers.
Features
- USB7206 in a RoHS compliant QFN100 package
- USB 3.2 compliant (Gen2 operation)
- USB 2.0 compliant (HS, FS, and LS operation)
- USB Gen2 Type-B upstream port
- Six downstream USB ports: Five Gen2 and one USB 2.0-only downstream ports
- All downstream ports support individual port power and overcurrent sense
- All downstream ports can be enabled for battery charging with the battery charging select shunts J10 and J14
- Onboard SPI Flash for external downloadable firmware
- Operates from a single-voltage (+12.0V, regulated) external power supply
- Onboard 25MHz crystal or oscillator input
- Single onboard +5.2V/15A, +3.3V/0.5A, +1.2V/2A regulators
- Port Power, SPI FLASH active, Reset, and regulator output LED indicators
- Bridge peripheral functions: USB-to-UART (CDC), USB-to-I2S™ Audio Codec, and USB-to-I2C
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Supported Device
Microchip Technology USB7206 6-Port USB 3.1 Gen 2 Controller Hub
Features six downstream ports and advanced features for embedded USB applications.