Nate, How about a wintel device. I have one here at the office that runs the dude client to a dedicated monitor. Have team viewer on it so I can remote it to check status. I was a bit worried about if it would last, but it has been running non-stop for about 18 months now.
-- Best regards, Mark mailto:m...@mailmt.com Myakka Technologies, Inc. www.MyakkaTech.com ------ Thursday, February 1, 2018, 10:46:04 AM, you wrote: NB> Unfortunately it's not a console connection to the control board, it NB> requires an application and it is Windows only. Maybe I could put a NB> Compute Stick out there. It could run it off the generator battery, I NB> wonder if the voltage drop would be enough that it would reboot when the NB> Genset cranks. There is a float charger on the battery, so It wouldn't NB> drain between cycles. NB> This guy looks interesting NB> https://www.amazon.com/Coolgear-Industrial-Network-4-Port-Device/dp/B01NCNC3TX/ NB> and takes a 12V input, just hook it straight to the battery. NB> 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: supp...@snappytelecom.net >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Nate Burke" <n...@blastcomm.com> >>> To: "Animal Farm" <af@afmug.com> >>> 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
