Project idea: expansion card hub

[AMTunLimited]

I don’t know much about hardware design so I could be off base, but I feel like a 4-8 port usb-c hub could be made that could have expansion slots to hold cards and make a configurable USB hub.

It’d also be a convenient holder for extra cards.

I couldn’t find any posts talking about such an idea, but I could just be bad at searching so let me know if it’s been done already

[dkt01]

Here’s another thread discussing this:

Idea: Framework Thunderbolt HUB

Hi guys, I am looking for a Thunderbolt Hub to connect my laptop with a single cable and access (all my) peripherals like monitor, audio interface, external drives, and n other stuff… However, by looking for the right HUB on the market it feels like you always have to compromise. For example I don’t need Ethernet, or DP, instead a Card Reader would be nice, or more USB-C ports for example. So, I thought I’ll come here and share the idea of upgradable modular multi-stack Thunderbolt HUB where y…

Here’s another:

Hub for expansion cards

Would it be possible for someone to make a hub that we can slot expansion cards into? I know you can buy USB-C/Thunderbolt hubs, but if we brought some more expansion cards (say Micro-SD, 2xUSB-A and a HDMI) and we wanted to use them alongside the ones in the laptop, then if there was a hub that they could be slotted into which would then be connected to a USB-C expansion card on the laptop, that would be great!

Also in this thread:

https://community.frame.work/t/usb-c-thunderbolt-dock-megathread/1460/70