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Object Creation

var UsbPowerControlClass = require("@brightsign/usbpowercontrol");
var usbPowerControl = new UsbPowerControlClass();

usbpowercontrol

Use this interface to control power on USB ports.

powerCyclePort()

Promise<void> powerCyclePort(String friendly_name)

Allows you to power cycle the VBus on a device that may be stuck on a specific port.

• friendly_name string: The friendly name of the specific USB port.  Please refer to the table below to map friendly names to supported platforms. For example, call usbPowerControl.powerCyclePort("USB:A") to turn the USB power on port 1 of AU325 off and on again.

powerCycleAllPorts()

Promise<void> powerCycleAllPorts()

Call usbPowerControl.powerCycleAllPorts() to turn the power off and on for all USB ports and power cycle all plugged in devices.

portPowerOn()

Promise<void> portPowerOn(String friendly_name)

Allows you to power on the specified port. 

• friendly_name string: The friendly name of the specific USB port.  Please refer to the table above to map friendly names on supported platforms.

portPowerOff()

Promise<void> portPowerOff(String friendly_name)

Allows you to power off the specified port. 

• friendly_name string: The friendly name of the specific USB port.  Please refer to the table above to map friendly names on supported platforms.

Example

This example power cycles USB:A and USB:B ports:

const UsbPowerControlClass = require("@brightsign/usbpowercontrol");
const usbPowerControl = new UsbPowerControlClass();

let promise = usbPowerControl.portPowerOff("USB:A");
promise.then(function(){
        console.log("A is turned off");
        return usbPowerControl.portPowerOff("USB:B");
}).then(function(){
        console.log("B is turned off");
        return usbPowerControl.portPowerOn("USB:A");
}).then(function(){
        console.log("A is back on");
        return usbPowerControl.portPowerOn("USB:B");
}).then(function(){
        console.log("B is back on" );
}).catch(function(err){
        console.log("error");
});