USB-C splitter for tethered photography

Aron_Farkas wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Rick! So basically you just use a USB hub, right? How is the configuration of the setup? You have your tether cable from your camera + a power source connected to the USB hub & then you connect the USB-C cable of the hub to the iPad?

Not just "any" USB hub.

The USB-C hub must support USB-C pass-though power - to which you must connect a USB-C Power Adapter that itself supports USB PD (Power Delivery) via the power port.

The hub will have a USB-C host port that is connected to the iPad - this connection often being provisioned using a captive USB-C pigtail connection. Other USB devices are connected to the remaining USB Type A and USB-C ports of the hub.

Thanks for the reply, Rick! So basically you just use a USB hub, right? How is the configuration of the setup? You have your tether cable from your camera + a power source connected to the USB hub & then you connect the USB-C cable of the hub to the iPad?

You are very welcome.

While there are many suitable USB-C hubs available for iPad, when choosing, always check that the specifications explicitly list compatibility with your iPad Pro.

The suggested Kingston Nucleum hub is:

a) known to be fully supported by iPadOS.

b) is reliable.

c) is readily available in many countries.

https://shop.kingston.com/products/nucleum-all-in-one-usb-c-hub?variant=42854031818944

Aron_Farkas wrote:

Thank you! I ordered something similaire! BTW can you use the SD card slot as external storage - does it get recognized by the iPad Pro?

Yes. You can read directly from - and write to - the built-in SD/microSD Card Readers.

Assuming your iPad has a USB-C port, you might consider a compatible USB-C hub that incorporates a USB PD pass-through input with which to connect your USB-C Power Adapter or USB-C Power Bank.

Perhaps consider Kingston, Anker, Hyperdrive and Satechi - although there are many others from which to choose. A Google Search for USB-C Hubs compatible with iPad will find a number of articles and recommendations. 

Speaking of personal experience, the Kingston Nucleum has proven itself to be particularly flexible for connection of high power USB storage devices - featuring twin USB3.1 Type-A, downstream USB-C and SD/microSD card slots, HDMI, plus a power pass-through USB-C port that can accept +45W from a suitable USB power source.

https://www.kingston.com/unitedkingdom/en/memory-card-readers/nucleum-usb-type-c-hub

You're very welcome.

Hello Rick, did charging & shooting in the same time work out for you? I’m in the same situation right now! Thank you, Aron

Great, thank you for the info! I'll have a look at some products! Appreciate it!

Thank you! I ordered something similaire! BTW can you use the SD card slot as external storage - does it get recognized by the iPad Pro?