I share your opinions ,I just posted it o get my post numbers up.lol
I have a similar one[4 port ] for the zero ,the same size of the zero and I rarely use it .just thought it was something that I might be able to use for something ,the one I have is usable by itself as a 4 port usb hub ,doesn't have to be connected to the zero .
I went in for one just because I have a Pi Zero but hate having to attach a USB hub to it to be able to do anything with it. If I was going to select a Pi for a project, I'd go with a Pi 3 but want this to make the Pi Zero I already have more usable.
This is the one I use with a Zero, already has a Micro USB, one less adapter, https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/t...crob-connector
I only ever use it to do my setups with keyboard and mouse. And for file copies to from a USB thumb drive. So far I haven't run into a situation where I need more than the one USB port on my Zero's when I actually put them in use.
I've seen a few of those add on boards. They do make sense, provided the price is right. If the Pi and the add on costs as much as a Pi 3B, why not just buy a 3B? I guess i'm just lucky, I always seem to find a use for a Zero that doesn't need a half dozen adapters attached. Slight exaggeration I know. That's probably the one big complaint with a Zero. All the adapters needed to connect a monitor etc. It is what it is though, a 10 dollar PC. That IMHO, is best suited to headless installs.
yeah i have one of those too, use it a lot .. also have the zero4u shown in that link ...i thought i would use it ,and maybe one day who knows i might find a use for it. how about this add-on ,would I/we have a use for something like this .https://shop.pimoroni.com/products/z...-otg-connector
@caperjack, a Male USB to Male Micro USB will work in place of that. Like the cable we used for the GPIO Extender thing. I never really got into that turn your Pi Zero into USB dongle thing. I tried it once but messed it up or something. I might actually buy one of those if it was also a case. I'm not sure I want to carry a Pi Zero around in my pocket with no case on it.
I also bought that same hub but with the regular full sized USB jack on the end. I use it with my Pi A+'s. They have one full sized USB port for device hookup. May also come in handy if and when the Pi 3A is released.
Just stumbled upon this today, http://docs.pimoroni.com/# I don't think I have seen it before, not sure why? If I have seen it I must have slept through it lol. Bookmarked now though.
Good info on some of the pHats you own Jack. Like the pHat Beat http://docs.pimoroni.com/phatbeat/
This is weird, I got there from here, http://docs.pimoroni.com/buttonshim/ But when I go to http://docs.pimoroni.com/# Button Shim isn't in the list? Must be a work in progress?
If you click on find us on GitHub on that site,you will find it in that list, just scroll down ,Edit-- looking a little closer it might be different info though ,Edit 2 , defiantly different ,i now git what you are referring too,its early and i didn't sleep well last night ,
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