Getting WiFi on a PocketBeagle

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I want to set my Beagleboard up with WiFi. It ought to be straightforward: I should be able plug in a USB WiFi device… except that the Beagle has only one USB socket and that’s connecting to the PC…

One option might be to plug in a USB hub, so both things can be connected at once.
A better option would be to set up the WiFi configuration while plugged into the PC, then plug in the Wifi stick and off it should go…

Or another option might be to connect through the UART and set up the WiFi that way…

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Hi @Hairyloon there’s a 2nd usb port that can be configured into USB host mode on the PocketBeagle… Connectors — BeagleBoard Documentation

Regards

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Tidy. Thank you.
Would it be a silly idea to solder a USB hub straight on there?

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that is one way, as the adafruit adapter just lines up to the holes…

Regards,

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Sorry, it’s not clear: are you saying that that is one way to do it, or are you saying that that would create a one way connection?
I don’t see a problem with it being a one way connection as I can use the other port if I need to.

As is, I have a USB port with a lead if I chop the plug off the plug and solder the wires to the board, it should be fine and dandy, whereas I don’t have a suitable socket or a breakout board.

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The board was designed for end users to do something like:

To your USB device…

If you look really close at 1833 you can see how you could just wire it manually…

Regards,