Thread: USB maximium distance
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Old 29-03-2008, 13:20   #1
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USB maximium distance
http://www.usb.org/developers/usbfaq/#cab1


I'm I right in thinking its 30Metres?

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What about using USB signal repeaters to make a cable longer than 5 meters?

A: Don't bother. The best solution is self-powered hub with a fixed 10m cable that had a one-port bus powered hub in the middle. The maximum range will still have to deal with the timeout, so any out of spec tweaking of the terminations between the two hubs and the timing budget still won't yield more than 5cm of extra distance. A better solution is described in the following question.
So I should be able to get away with a 10Metre run if I use a powered Hub after 5 Metres.


Only thing was probably won't be easy to find a 1port Bus powered hub so would probably use a 4 port self powered hub.

Basically want to connect a usb Device (pair of speakers) thats ~10M away from the Computer
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