> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # 4 Port USB HUB HAT for Raspberry Pi **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** WS-12694 · **Brand:** [Waveshare](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/waveshare-in-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/4-port-usb-hub-hat-raspberry-pi-waveshare.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/4-port-usb-hub-hat-raspberry-pi-waveshare.html.md)) 4 Port USB HUB HAT for Raspberry Pi, USB to UART Onboard... ## Pricing - **Price:** $14.75 (inc GST) — $13.41 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $12.87 (exc GST) · 25+ $12.47 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 5 today, and up to 300 more in 12–19 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=WS-12694:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/WS-12694:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description This is a 4 port USB hub for Raspberry Pi, provides more USB capability to your Pi, what's more, it features USB to UART converter for easy serial communication. It can work with various versions of the Pi, and the size of the board is designed to perfectly fit the Zero / Zero 2W / Zero W / Zero WH. ## What's On Board ![Raspberry Pi Expansion Board on board resource](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/USB-HUB-HAT-intro_252982c0941.jpg) 1. Raspberry Pi GPIO interface: for connecting Raspberry Pi 2. USB to UART: for controlling the Raspberry Pi via serial terminal 3. USB HUB interface (bottom):for connecting the HUB to the Raspberry Pi USB port - Raspberry Pi Zero / Zero 2W / Zero W / Zero WH: connected via [Micro USB connector](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/MICRO-USB-Connector_60875428925.jpg) - Raspberry Pi B+ / 2B / 3B / 3B+ /4B: connected via [Micro USB cable](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/USB-type-A-plug-to-Micro-B-plug-cable_10515f4986f.jpg) 4. USB extended ports: USB1~USB4 5. USB port indicators: dedicated indicator for each USB port, D1~D4 for USB1~USB4 respectively 6. Power indicator 7. USB to UART indicator 8. FE1.1S: USB HUB chip 9. 12MHz crystal 10. CP2102: USB to UART converter ## Dimensions ![USB HUB HAT dimensions](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/USB-HUB-HAT-size_25562fdb080.jpg) ## Documents - **Wiki** ## Quick Overview - 1 x USB HUB HAT - 1 x Micro USB connector - 1 x Micro USB cable - 1 x RPi screws pack (2pcs) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/W/S/WS-12694-1.jpg)