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--- hardware:fb3 [2021/04/14 17:27]
Bob Varkevisser [Extending USB over Cat5]
+++ hardware:fb3 [2022/05/24 11:43] (current)
Bob Varkevisser
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 ===== Extending USB over Cat5 =====
-The only device we have seen working with FB3 over Cat 5 is:\\
+Pangolin has tested over 50 different kinds of USB extenders (not kidding) and various USB server/client setups. None of them fully worked with FB3-QS series controllers, except for one:
-https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/usb2004ext2
-Every other device, be it simple or client-server, had issues.
+[[https://www.startech.com/en-us/cards-adapters/usb2004ext2]]
+{{:hardware:usb2004ext2.main.jpg?nolink&400|}}
+//**Note that this is not an USB over IP device!**//
+The local and remote devices are connected by standard CAT5 or CAT6 (network) cables, They use their own proprietary protocol, so you need to use it one on one (You cannot put a switch or hub in between). The remote device supports maximum 4 USB devices. The the original adapter is strong enough to power 4 FB3-QS.
+There are 3 similar devices from this company (single, dual and quad port versions). They all should work equally well, but we only tested the quad port version.
+===== Downloads =====
+  * [[https://download.pangolin.com/_Files/connection-diagrams.pdf|Hardware connection diagrams]]

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