Switched USB hubs

Sometimes it is desirable to power on/off USB devices remotely. In order to do this, you must use a USB hub that can turn power on/off to individual ports. Here are some options:

yepkit: https://www.yepkit.com/products/ykush

LINKSYS USB2HUB4 (NEC Corp. HighSpeed Hub)

D-Link Corp. DUB-H7 7-port USB 2.0 hub (older grey/silver version)

D-Link Corp. DUB-H4 4-port USB 2.0 hub (H/W Ver.:D1)

There is an extensive list of hubs here:

https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl

hub control utility

Here are some ways to control the hubs:

https://github.com/mvp/uhubctl

https://www.gniibe.org/development/ac-power-control-by-USB-hub/