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USB hubs and long runs
drventure:
I haven't found anything, but I'm definitely not an industry insider or anything, so my knowledge of USB in general is pretty limited.
I guess my main thing is I'd like to see a wireless aimtrak that could be battery operated, much like a wiimote. That would make for some fantastic lightguns...
Howard_Casto:
--- Quote from: MonMotha on January 13, 2012, 11:29:22 pm ---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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Well I've searched for similar things for doing a computerized xmas display (I don't like the idea of having an expensive computer directly connected to outdoor lights.) Your typical wireless usb module is like 100 bucks, for one device. So I don't think it's a form factor thing so much as it's cost-prohibitive
Le Chuck:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 16, 2012, 12:34:01 am ---
--- Quote from: MonMotha on January 13, 2012, 11:29:22 pm ---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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Well I've searched for similar things for doing a computerized xmas display (I don't like the idea of having an expensive computer directly connected to outdoor lights.) Your typical wireless usb module is like 100 bucks, for one device. So I don't think it's a form factor thing so much as it's cost-prohibitive
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I've seen similar and they are always fairly large and require external supply. What we need is a dongle sized transmitter with a 5v battery setup to power the peripheral. It seems to be very easy to make for wireless mice and presentation clickers but apparently it doesn't translate well for the data packets that the aimtrak sends. Shame really.
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