Just received my keyboard and it's great for use as a keyboard. However, when I plug my phone in via USB-C to charge, the LEDs go out and my phone doesn't charge - it'll flash that it's "slowly charging" for a second (Pixel XL) and then no longer register charging. At the same time, the LEDs turn off on the keyboard. If I unplug my phone, the LEDs do not turn back on... the only way to get them back on is to unplug the keyboard and re-plug into the computer. I know power draw can be an issue, but why wouldn't the LEDs turn back on after removing the phone? And why wouldn't the phone even "slowly charge"? Tried to plug the phone in with the LED already turned off and still no charge...
I'd love to be able to use this as a USB-C hub for charging my phone but it looks like it can't handle that even when plugged directly into the computer....
DataWill do - out of curiosity... what can you use the other port for? I guess a wired mouse? Most deviced require power transfer so what is right-sized for this?
RoyalGoatMouse or number pad are probably the most obvious. Pretty sure a secondary keypad/macropad/numpad was in the original design intent for the K-Type (the board CTRL is based on). AKA future expansion. They did this on the Infinity ErgoDox too. You could use it for a wired game controller if you can find one with a Type-C connector. But mostly the purpose of the second port is to give you options for which side you want your cable coming out of.
Anything secondary you plug into that port is going to draw additional current and could impact LED intensity (based on the firmware) right up to potentially shutting the USB port down and forcing you to restart the computer.
You have about 900mA to work with (assuming Type-A connector). I don't know how much of that range is already used by the CTRL with the LEDs turned up. Given the number of LEDs on this board it's safe to assume it's drawing a fair amount of current. A good PC chipset will stop you from destroying your devices, but you don't want to push it. The board itself also has some overcurrent protections -- that's what you're seeing.
DataIs this what your talking about, had a USB-C to A dongle for a while now. I'm only using it on my mouse for the moment but thought about trying with headsets or flash drives or even my wacom tablet. I do have the laser alt wired to a usb 3.0 port it that makes a difference.
ASpathaThat's pretty creative use of the port. Probably not what the designer intended, but it should work fine with USB passthrough. Those wireless dongles use a trivial amount of current. A Wacom tablet is also a really good idea.
kingpojoI know this is an old thread, but it truly is mind blowing just how little IMPORTANT information is available about this keyboard. I'm currently experiencing power issues myself. I swear, I wouldn't be surprised if Drop paid every tech YouTuber NOT to mention the power issues this keyboard experiences. I'm having really bad stability issues with mine, and it's two weeks old.