How to cycle +5v power on individual ports via software

[auberonx]

I found this thread: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... hp?t=93463 but it seems back in 2016 the question of how to cycle the +5v power on individual ports via software wasn't really answered/addressed.

Is it possible to cycle the +5v power on individual ports via software, ideally Python?

[Imperf3kt]

If you mean USB ports, no it isn't something you can do with software. You can turn off the hub supplying the power, but it also turns off your ethernet. It's either all off, or all on. No in between unless you physically add hardware to do the job.

[drgeoff]

I found this thread: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... hp?t=93463 but it seems back in 2016 the question of how to cycle the +5v power on individual ports via software wasn't really answered/addressed.

Is it possible to cycle the +5v power on individual ports via software, ideally Python?

No, unequivocally no, it is not possible to selectively turn off the 5 volt supply to individual USB ports.

[auberonx]

Thanks for clarifying that! I decided to just get a relay.