Portus

The Portus is an M.2 Key A/E expansion card that extends connectivity. It features a LAN7430 controller for a Gigabit Ethernet port and a USB2514IB hub that provides two standard USB ports. The remaining two USB lines are routed through FT234 bridges, delivering dual UART ports.

General

• Built around the Microchip USB2514B USB 2.0 hub controller.
• Provides two downstream USB 2.0 ports over JST-SH connectors.
• Two additional downstream ports are routed through FT234 bridges to deliver dual native UART ports.
• Integrated LAN7430 controller adds a dedicated Gigabit Ethernet port.
• M.2 Key A/E form factor ensures compatibility with a wide range of embedded and compute platforms.
• Lightweight and compact — ideal for space- and power-constrained systems.

Mechanical

• Weight: ~5 [g]
• Dimensions: 22 mm × 42 mm (standard M.2 2242 Key A/E)
• Mounting: M2 screw mount

Electrical

General

• Interface: M.2 Key A/E (USB 2.0)
• Connectors:
  • 1× Ethernet ports via two JST-SH 6-pin connectors
  • 2× downstream USB 2.0 ports via JST-SH 6-pin connector
  • 2× UART ports via JST-SH 6-pin connector
• USB Standard: USB 2.0 (480 Mbps)
• Top View

• Bottom View

Electrical Pinout

USB1 + USB2

• Connector Definition

  Type	Part Number	Part Name
  Board Connector	SM06B-SRSS-TB	JST-SH
  Cable Connector	SHR-06V-S-B	JST-SH

• Connector Pinout

  Pin	Name	Description
  1	VCC	5 V output
  2	D1N	USB Data − (port 1)
  3	D1P	USB Data + (port 1)
  4	D2N	USB Data − (port 2)
  5	D2P	USB Data + (port 2)
  6	GND	Ground

UART1 + UART2

• Connector Definition

  Type	Part Number	Part Name
  Board Connector	SM06B-SRSS-TB	JST-SH
  Cable Connector	SHR-06V-S-B	JST-SH

• Connector Pinout

  Pin	Name	Description
  1	VCC	5 V output
  2	TX1	UART TX (port 1)
  3	RX1	UART RX (port 1)
  4	TX2	UART TX (port 2)
  5	RX2	UART RX (port 2)
  6	GND	Ground

Ethernet

• Connector Definition

  Type	Part Number	Part Name
  Board Connector	SM06B-SRSS-TB	JST-SH
  Cable Connector	SHR-06V-S-B	JST-SH

• Connector1 Pinout

  Pin	Name	Description
  1	VCC	ETH_MDI0_P
  2	D1N	ETH_MDI0_N
  3	D1P	ETH_MDI1_P
  4	D2N	ETH_MDI1_N
  5	D2P	ETH_MDI2_P
  6	GND	ETH_MDI2_N

• Connector2 Pinout

  Pin	Name	Description
  1	VCC	ETH_MDI3_P
  2	TX1	ETH_MDI3_N
  3	RX1	LED_LINK
  4	TX2	LED_ACT
  5	RX2	Ground
  6	GND	Ground

Software

• Fully plug-and-play — no drivers required on Windows, Linux, or macOS.