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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: lordnacho on August 19, 2011, 12:03:31 pm
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Making a desktop control panel that will have 2 usb devices(u360 and led controller), but don't want to run 2 usb wires or 1 usb and a power cable(powered hub). Unpowered hubs aren't usually recommended even for a small setup right? So thought maybe there's a cable with 2 male usb on each end? Can't seem to find one. Would like it to be thinner than 2 usb cables shrink wrapped together if possible.
Thanks
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Are you able to use the internal USB directly from the motherboard? 9 pin Internal USB is actually 2 usb ports combined in 1 cable. So if you can, you could probably get something like this these:
Plug the one cable into the motherboard internal USB socket, and then on the other end of the cable, plug in the adaptor.
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=113880.0;attach=171523;image)
9-pin internal USB cable female to male (http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34_81_250&products_id=27434)
(http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=113880.0;attach=171525;image)
Internal USB to Dual External USB Adapter (http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8769/ele-418/FrozenCPU_Internal_USB_to_Dual_External_USB_Adapter_OCU08.html)
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Oh, and if you need to go the heat shrink wrap route, you could always take the sheathing off of one or both of the usb cables first. I think that would cut down on the size of the cable.
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Hmm, first is interesting, but not very portable. Have 2 pc's in my place I'd like to switch them between. Well I could set both up to work with these.
2nd route, I'd have to cut off the ends and solder them back on right? So that I can get the heat shrink wrap on?
Will have to buy some new solder stuff, threw it out in rage on my last project(fixing my tv)
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If you look at a place like this (http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/) there are about a million ways of wrapping two cables together. Not exactly what you want but it could be a fairly easy and attractive solution.
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If you look at a place like this (http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/) there are about a million ways of wrapping two cables together. Not exactly what you want but it could be a fairly easy and attractive solution.
I'll take a look, maybe some braided sleeving would be good enough. I should get some for my PC anyways, my wife is always complaining about the wires.
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Hmm, first is interesting, but not very portable. Have 2 pc's in my place I'd like to switch them between.
Or....you could have two cabinets.....
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Depending on the devices, a single, unpowered hub at the end with 2 devices connected shouldn't be an issue (the only case I can think of where this wouldn't work is hooking up an LEDwiz 32 and trying to drive a full complement of LEDs with it using USB bus power instead of external power).
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hi
i know in the merit ion game's
there is a single to dual usb cable installed
ie 1 end goes to the motherboard the other go's out to 2 usb device's
look on the ami/merit site look for :ion:
ed
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Hmm, first is interesting, but not very portable. Have 2 pc's in my place I'd like to switch them between.
Or....you could have two cabinets.....
I wish, no room for 1. I'm in a city apt, so putting together a desktop CP. Using parts that I hope to one day reuse in a cabinet when I grow up and move to the suburbs. Oh wait, I'm "married with children", maybe I should get on that.
Depending on the devices, a single, unpowered hub at the end with 2 devices connected shouldn't be an issue (the only case I can think of where this wouldn't work is hooking up an LEDwiz 32 and trying to drive a full complement of LEDs with it using USB bus power instead of external power).
Hope so, waiting for artwork to come in, then will wire everything and give it a go.
hi
i know in the merit ion game's
there is a single to dual usb cable installed
ie 1 end goes to the motherboard the other go's out to 2 usb device's
look on the ami/merit site look for :ion:
ed
Not sure what you mean, quick googled, didn't see.