Re: Official FutureBit Moonlander 2 Driver and Support Thread

Quote from: Jmcdaniel0 on December 23, 2018, 11:37:25 PM

Hello gents,

I am wanting to dip my toes into litecoin and merged mining and I am planning to pick up 34 of these and run them off of a USB hub.

My question for now is, will this hub be sufficient for 3-4 of these?

AmazonBasics 7 Port USB 3.0 Hub with 12V/3A Power Adapter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00E6GX4BG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_SjbiCbFAPGWJ1

Look closer into the Apollo like jstefanop suggested but as far as that hub, here are the specs & it's matter of math:

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Max output per port: 900MA; total current output: 12V/3A; watts:36W

Max 900mA per port and total of only 3A. That hub could run a few at less than optimal speeds (to get full speed you need more than 900mA per port) but obviously it's way under powered to run 7. So if you stick to moonlander route look into more beastly hubs. I bought one of these beasts: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KPOEX9O/

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Provides up to 5V, 2A (10 Watts) of power per port

Granted due to the spacing you can only get 12 on there without short USB extension cables but yeah it's more suited for mining than that hub you linked.
Or there are options such as this one:
https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07MK5CLMB
Good luck