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February 2, 2012 - ACCES I/O Products announces USB-104-HUB 4-port USB hub . This small industrial-grade hub features extended temperature operation (-40°C to 85°C), high retention USB connectors, and an industrial steel enclosure for shock and vibration mitigation. The OEM version (board only) is PC/104 sized and can easily be installed in new or existing PC/104-based systems as well. The USB-104-HUB now makes it easy to add additional USB-based I/O to an embedded system or to connect peripherals such as external hard drives, keyboards, GPS, wireless and more. Real-world markets include Industrial Automation, Embedded OEM and Laboratory. 

This four port hub can be bus powered or self powered with choice of three power input connectors: DC power input jack, screw terminals, or 3.5" drive power connector (Berg). Mounting provisions include DIN rail, 3.5" front panel drive bay mounting, and various panel mounting plates. The 3.5" front panel drive bay mounting provision allows for easy installation in rack-mount industrial and military grade style chassis, as well as home or office PCs.

Available accessories include a wide variety of standard USB cables and mounting provisions for quick and easy-to-use, out of the box, connectivity. To make use of the miniature embedded USB header connectors, ACCES offers an assortment of embedded micro-fit USB header cables.

Key features of the USB-104-HUB include:

• Rugged, industrialized, four-port USB hub
• High-speed USB 2.0 device, USB 3.0 and 1.1 compatible
• Extended temperature operation (-40°C to +85°C)
• Data transfer rates up to 480 Mbps
• Supports bus powered and self-powered modes
• Three power input connectors (power jack, screw terminals, or 3.5" drive Berg power connector)
• LED status indicators for power and overcurrent fault conditions for each downstream port
• USB/104 form-factor for OEM embedded applications
• OEM version (board only) features PC/104 module size and mounting compatibility
• Includes micro-fit embedded USB header connectors in parallel with all standard USB connectors
• Industrial grade USB connectors feature high-retention design
• Small (4" x 4" x 1"), low profile, steel enclosure
• 3.5" front panel drive bay mounting provision

Software
No driver installation is required for the USB-104-HUB product. Any USB compliant operating system will automatically install it. It will enumerate as a Generic Hub which uses the USB Hub Class Driver that is built into USB compliant operating systems such as Linux (including Mac OS X) and Windows.

Price:
Prices start at $164, depending on model