Using A13 MICRO without USB HUB, keyboard and monitor

Started by gintaras_bar, February 24, 2013, 05:35:05 PM

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gintaras_bar

If you want to connect USB device to the A13 MICRO without USB HUB, you can use smaller USB OTG connector for that purpose. All you need is just a special USB OTG cable for the smartphone.

As I don't have such cable at the moment, I made it in a slightly different way:

- I have soldered two Female USB connectors together, reversed by 180 degrees
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/90/p2240007lr.jpg/
- inserted U shaped wire jumper in to the board connector, to shorten pins 5 and 4 together
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/208/p2240003lr.jpg/
- connected USB to Ethernet adapter to the A13 MICRO board using USB Female-Female and standard USB A to USB mini cable
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/442/p2240008lr.jpg/.

Now I can ssh (be aware, that by default it uses non standard port - 22122) to the A13 MICRO and use it without keyboard and monitor also.


vinifr

Do you tried to connect directly to the USB host connector? Did not work? If not, watch here https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/linux-sunxi/_J3fYLeZpjw to wait for a solution.

gintaras_bar

QuoteDo you tried to connect directly to the USB host connector?
Yes, of course, and it didn't worked :) I had to use USB HUB. If you need to connect several USB devices, there is no other choice. But in my case I need USB to Ethernet adapter only.

But any way, thank you for the link, I will keep my eye on that discussion.