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, a 6-port SuperSpeed+ (SS+) USB SmartHub IC on a 4-layer RoHS-compliant Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The USB7206 Evaluation Board allows users to gain an understanding of 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. (BC1.2 or SE1, 2.1A maximum per port) 
  • 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

Documents

  • User Guide
  • Schematics and BOM

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Microchip Technology USB7206 6-Port Gen2 SmartHub™ Evaluation Board

Microchip Technology USB7206 6-Port Gen2 SmartHub™ Evaluation Board