Panda How to add 2 USBs

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  • You can add 2 additional USB ports to the Pandaboard development platform.

These are the materials you will need in addition to your Pandaboard.

  • A PC USB Thingy

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  • Detail of one of the Thingy's pigtails

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The fifth pin (shield) is not connected.

Earlier versions of the Pandaboard had connections for the shield, but they were dropped in favour of some additional GPIOs.


  • A 2 x 4 pin header .1" centers

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Board1.jpg

Here is what the header will look like when soldered to J6 of the Pandaboard.

  • Detail of the Thingy plugged into the Header at J6

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Just solder the header into the J6 pins closest to the WIFI chip, Then plug in the pigtails.

Most PC USB Thingy's have a standard pinout that is compatible with J6

  • First few pins of J6

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