this is how panasonic phone systems used to be, i cant remember what we used but it worked for the most part, occasionally freaked other USB stuff out. If you know a pnasonic vendor they might be able to pull up the recommended device
On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 9:46 AM, Nate Burke <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately it's not a console connection to the control board, it > requires an application and it is Windows only. Maybe I could put a > Compute Stick out there. It could run it off the generator battery, I > wonder if the voltage drop would be enough that it would reboot when the > Genset cranks. There is a float charger on the battery, so It wouldn't > drain between cycles. > > This guy looks interesting https://www.amazon.com/Coolgea > r-Industrial-Network-4-Port-Device/dp/B01NCNC3TX/ and takes a 12V input, > just hook it straight to the battery. > > > On 2/1/2018 9:35 AM, Faisal Imtiaz wrote: > >> BTW... just remembered.. you can also use some of the smaller Mikrotik's >> with USB Ports on them as USB/Serial Console access via IP or Wifi. >> >> >> http://myhomelab.blogspot.com/2014/06/remote-console-with-mikrotik.html >> >> Regards. >> >> Faisal Imtiaz >> Snappy Internet & Telecom >> http://www.snappytelecom.net >> >> Tel: 305 663 5518 x 232 >> >> Help-desk: (305)663-5518 Option 2 or Email: [email protected] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>> From: "Nate Burke" <[email protected]> >>> To: "Animal Farm" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 10:22:16 AM >>> Subject: [AFMUG] USB over IP >>> 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 >>> >> >
