Docks & hubs

Docks and hubs are there to multiply the ports and simplify charging in a retro setup. You will find four-port USB 3.0 hubs, available with a USB-A or USB-C connector and a short 15 cm cable, a magnetic charging dock for the Anbernic RG40XXV and a metal MiSTer FPGA case with a built-in hub.

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Available ports, power and footprint: the three useful criteria

Count the peripherals before you count the ports

A four-port USB 3.0 hub covers the usual retro station case: two controllers, a card reader and a storage stick. The 15 cm cable is deliberately short so that it stays behind the screen without looping. The upstream connector depends on the machine: USB-A for a PC or a MiSTer, USB-C for a handheld console or a recent computer. The metal MiSTer FPGA case integrates the USB hub and the inputs and outputs directly around a DE10-Nano board, with no soldering.

A passive hub shares the power, it does not increase it

  • Power: four ports share the current supplied by the source, so a power-hungry drive may drop out.
  • Charging: the RG40XXV magnetic dock is for charging and for setting the console down, not for video output.
  • Data rate: USB 3.0 is likewise shared between the ports in use at the same time.

What it doesn't do

These hubs carry no picture: they have no HDMI output and do not turn a handheld console into a home console. A magnetic dock does not charge any faster than the original cable. And the MiSTer case is a fitted shell; it contains neither a DE10-Nano board nor SDRAM.

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Questions fréquentes

Is a four-port USB 3.0 hub enough for a retro station?
In most cases yes: two controllers, a microSD card reader and a stick already take up the four ports. If you plug in a bus-powered external hard drive, watch for dropouts, because the ports share the current delivered by the host machine.
Does the magnetic dock suit consoles other than the RG40XXV?
No, this dock is designed for the Anbernic RG40XXV: the magnet placement and the connector position match that specific model. For another handheld, a stand paired with a right-angle USB-C cable does the same job with no compatibility constraint.
Should you choose the USB-A or the USB-C version of the hub?
Look at the port available on the machine that receives the hub. A desktop PC or a MiSTer calls for USB-A; a recent laptop or a modern handheld console calls for USB-C. The four downstream ports remain USB-A in both cases.