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> USB controller ICs (as used typically with arduio/esp) can handle a lot of the details for you

Can anyone recommend any good USB controller ICs? I normally just use a microcontroller with USB built in.

I have had a good experience using microchips USB2514 and USB2512

I just looked up the USB2514, and it would seem to not support PerPortPowerSwitching. (used by e.g. uhubctrl to toggle/switch power to individual USB ports). Am I not reading the specs correctly?

I was able to reset downstream USB devices using usbreset to the individual ports (or the entire hub) in my design, using usbreset. I did also have a hardware reset built in using the cfg_sel0 and cfg_sel1 pins 24 & 25 and RESET_N. I did not try to turn off power to those ports for any extended time so I am not sure if that works.

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