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USB hubs and long runs
smalltownguy:
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on January 12, 2012, 07:50:41 pm ---Can you make aimtraks wireless? I'll send you $$. Seriously, not kidding.
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BIG +1 to that. Amen brotha.
SavannahLion:
Thank MonMotha, that was what I was looking for. I think I'm safe to say I'll be staying under 10-15 meters :) I haven't measured my garage, but I think it's unlikely I'll exceed that length.
The powered hub idea is really desirable because that means I can break out the single port into 4/7/10/... extra ports as I need them, get the distance I think I would want, and still stay with off the shelf parts. Even if I end up daisy chaining more than one hub, the additional hubs wouldn't go any farther than the first hub.
To keep runs as short as possible and to help keep costs low (a cursory glance on Google shows 5 meter A/B cables run about $11 a piece) is it conceivable to obtain bulk uncut USB cable and fashion a USB panel or even use cat cable? I see a ton of discussions about using cat in lieu of USB cable but very little about just how the two differ other than being stranded/unstranded. That's what I was trying to figure out USB.org.
SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on January 12, 2012, 12:12:38 pm ---Out of curiosity, what's the application that requires a 30m usb cord?
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I would love to share but that would make it a project announc ement and I've only got a 1/3 of it planned in Sketchup and I just finally settled on the control layout. I don't want a still born on my hands if you understand. ;)
drventure:
--- Quote from: smalltownguy on January 12, 2012, 07:52:43 pm ---
--- Quote from: Le Chuck on January 12, 2012, 07:50:41 pm ---Can you make aimtraks wireless? I'll send you $$. Seriously, not kidding.
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BIG +1 to that. Amen brotha.
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And another. I've searched for some small wireless USB adapter but no joy...
MonMotha:
There's no off the shelf device that will do this? Is it just a formfactor issue of existing "wireless USB" products?
[Note: there is actually a Wireless USB standard, but nobody uses it - most are just proprietary wireless extenders with a USB port on each end]
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