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5.5. Scalability
If you wish to synchronise more devices, multiple OEM-U8S can be connected together (either in a
star topology or daisy chained) to allow up to 32 devices to be managed from a single host computer
simultaneously
In order to daisy-chain multiple OEM-U8S, each OEM-U8S needs to be connected to mains power
individually and the first OEM-U8S
in the chain should be connected to the local computer through
the "host port". The host port of the next board in the daisy-chain is then connected to any of the first
OEM-U8S downstream USB ports. More boards are added in the same way.
Using this daisy-chain approach, a maximum of three additional boards can be linked, allowing a total
of 32 devices to be sync'd from a single host computer.
The green connections above are optional under normal circumstances when performing peer
control, monitoring and data transfer (syncing) and are only required if you wish to up-date the
firmware on all boards simultaneously.
