There are also quite a few USB to CAT5 'extenders' which will allow you to use CAT5 to extend the USB cable up to a few hundred feet....
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:22 AM, Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: > I have a generator control board that is interfaced via USB, it sits about > 50' away from the building. The generator has been acting up on me, > failing it's exercise cycle about every 4 attempts, and there is not an LCD > troubleshooting display to see what went wrong. Plugging in via USB give > you complete control and monitoring through software (windows only), but it > requires pulling the control board out to access the USB port. I'd like to > be able to get access to the control system remotely by installing a > permanent USB hookup, but without having to sit in the snow and wind with a > laptop. > > I have found some USB to IP adapters, that range in price from $50-$300, > but they mostly talk about using them as Printer sharing devices. Will any > USB device work with them? I'm guessing that some software is required on > the PC to get the USB to IP Bridge working, so the quality of the device is > probably dependent on that software. It looks like these devices may be > mainly used in VM environments to attach USB Devices to VMs without going > through the physical host. Has anyone had experience with these devices? > > Nate > -- *Forrest Christian* *CEO**, PacketFlux Technologies, Inc.* Tel: 406-449-3345 | Address: 3577 Countryside Road, Helena, MT 59602 forre...@imach.com | http://www.packetflux.com <http://www.linkedin.com/in/fwchristian> <http://facebook.com/packetflux> <http://twitter.com/@packetflux>
