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Marc Clifton wrote: (writing ATM software)
Hey Marc ol' buddy ol' pal... you, uh, mind writing me a backdoor into that by chance?
Jeremy Falcon
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Since my PC is an Intel NUC, I've got practically everything running off of USB instead of the usual connectors. It's got exactly one USB port in use, and it's going to a Plugable UD-3000 USB hub, which provides an additional VGA port, Ethernet, audio and a bunch of additional USB3 connectors, one of which is going back to another hub.
The following are all hooked up via USB:
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- SoundBlaster X-Fi (5.1 audio)
- Two monitors
- External SATA/USB hard drive adapter (the toaster kind where you just pop in a drive, not an enclosure)
- DVD burner
- Web cam (which fell somewhere behind my monitor eons ago but is still plugged in)
- MicroSD reader
- One or two extra cables for recharging devices
- Zune (seriously, this thing won't die and I listen to podcasts on it daily)
The printers (one color / one B&W), scanner and UPS are all hooked up to other computers so I don't suppose they count.
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dandy72 wrote: Plugable UD-3000 USB
Ooh, I'm going to have to take a look at that.
Marc
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It's what turned my first-gen Surface Pro into a full-blown workstation, and is now doing the same with my Intel NUC.
(the only reason I've moved away from the Surface Pro is that the NUC can output 4K)
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Marc Clifton wrote:
- credit card reader
- ID scanner
- Verifone pinpa
I'm surprised the spam filter didn't jump to conclusions on this one...
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I'm surprised you don't consider yourself safe enough to put on the 'safe list' I keep hearing about.
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I just don't trust myself. It's those shifty eyes. I'm sure I'm hiding something.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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At work: Let's start out with the ten Bluetooth Smart dongles... Yeah, we develop them, and the software to mesh them up in a network. The protocol sniffer for testing and a Bluetooth master, of course. Mouse and keyboard and headphones and Skype speaker and portable disk. And the wireless charger.
That's the fixed stuff. All the time there is a need for plugging in signal analyzers and temperature sensors and that kind of stuff. FPGA boards. Sometimes, we need USB-to-RS232 adapters to interface to lab equipment lacking USB interface. If the two 10-way hubs get full (not too often, though), there are usually a couple extra sockets left in the PC.
At home it is more limited. Keyboard, mouse, webcam and headphones, printer and flatbed scanner, of course. Usually two portable disks. A multistandard card reader, a numeric keypad, a thermometer, an ISDN adapter, three Arduino cards, a software license dongle and a MIDI cable to my old style keyboard (which only has archaic 5-pin DIN connectors). A transmitter for old-style infrared remote control. Temporary connections for cellphone charging, for my two still photo cameras and video camera. Every now and then someone comes with a floppy disk, so I have to plug in that USB floppy unit. I also have an SATA-to-USB adapter that comes in handy when someone has trouble with their disks and wants me to look at it. I actually have an external CD-reader I use now and then to play my single(!) multichannel audio DTS CD - I haven't found a way to read it through my PC software, but I can hook up a digital cable from the "raw" output of the external CD player, directly to my amplifier, and it will play it, while the player is controlled by the PC (even if it cannot reproduce the sound).
... Are there really that many cables behind my PC, without me worrying about it? Well, blame it on cables being orderly fixed to the wall where appropriate, and proper use of hubs to move the cable mess away from the main box. Actually, the USB usage is more varied at home than at work, even though the total count may be higher at work.
I've never been even close to the USB limit of 128 units on a single hub (or rather: tree), though, neither at work nor at home. We did have some issues at work with the optical fiber USB units; the firmware in those switches were limited to 13 units (and remember that the hubs also count as a unit), so running ten Bluetooth slaves and a master left no room for other USB functions. For new setups, we have different solution without that limitation.
I am still waiting for Thunderbolt hubs in a price range comparable to USB hubs - or, to be realistic: Within one magnitude of USB hubs. Until that becomes a reality, Thunderbolt is not practically usable. With it, I'd throw out USB any day. Obviously that is 'as soon as equipment becomes available with TB interface'. But that won't happen until the egg is laid, or, hubs are available.
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Holy cow. That's all of stuff. Sounds like you're doing a lot interesting things!
Marc
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At work: Let's start out with the ten Bluetooth Smart dongles... Yeah, we develop them, and the software to mesh them up in a network. The protocol sniffer for testing and a Bluetooth master, of course. Mouse and keyboard and headphones and Skype speaker and portable disk. And the wireless charger.
That's the fixed stuff. All the time there is a need for plugging in signal analyzers and temperature sensors and that kind of stuff. FPGA boards. Sometimes, we need USB-to-RS232 adapters to interface to lab equipment lacking USB interface. If the two 10-way hubs get full (not too often, though), there are usually a couple extra sockets left in the PC.
At home it is more limited. Keyboard, mouse, webcam and headphones, printer and flatbed scanner, of course. Usually two portable disks. A multistandard card reader, a numeric keypad, a thermometer, an ISDN adapter, three Arduino cards, a software license dongle and a MIDI cable to my old style keyboard (which only has archaic 5-pin DIN connectors). A transmitter for old-style infrared remote control. Temporary connections for cellphone charging, for my two still photo cameras and video camera. Every now and then someone comes with a floppy disk, so I have to plug in that USB floppy unit. I also have an SATA-to-USB adapter that comes in handy when someone has trouble with their disks and wants me to look at it. I actually have an external CD-reader I use now and then to play my single(!) multichannel audio DTS CD - I haven't found a way to read it through my PC software, but I can hook up a digital cable from the "raw" output of the external CD player, directly to my amplifier, and it will play it, while the player is controlled by the PC (even if it cannot reproduce the sound).
... Are there really that many cables behind my PC, without me worrying about it? Well, blame it on cables being orderly fixed to the wall where appropriate, and proper use of hubs to move the cable mess away from the main box. Actually, the USB usage is more varied at home than at work, even though the total count may be higher at work.
I've never been even close to the USB limit of 128 units on a single hub (or rather: tree), though, neither at work nor at home. We did have some issues at work with the optical fiber USB units; the firmware in those switches were limited to 13 units (and remember that the hubs also count as a unit), so running ten Bluetooth slaves and a master left no room for other USB functions. For new setups, we have different solution without that limitation.
I am still waiting for Thunderbolt hubs in a price range comparable to USB hubs - or, to be realistic: Within one magnitude of USB hubs. Until that becomes a reality, Thunderbolt is not practically usable. With it, I'd throw out USB any day. Obviously that is 'as soon as equipment becomes available with TB interface'. But that won't happen until the egg is laid, or, hubs are available.
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None.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote: None.
Ah, you're ports are virgin!
Marc
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I sometimes use a wireless keyboard/ mouse receiver and a 32 GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive, but not very often. Backups are still being set up as I don't have my server working on our new network yet. I am having issues getting it connected, as Windows states that the router is invalid. Annoying as he-double-toothpicks.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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On what layer you are writing code for? Driver ? CEN-XFS type or Application level?
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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Hey Vunic, what's going on? Haven't seen you in a while. 
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Hey Nish, how are you doing ?
Yup, it's been months. I've been away for a while, got busy with new assignments at work and it feels good to spend some time with the base-mothership (CP) talking to very old/New mates here. Just for a change!
And please say hello to Rohan
Starting to think people post kid pics in their profiles because that was the last time they were cute - Jeremy.
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I have two on front-panel and four on back-panel on my desktop (no laptop for myself - it is for my wife)...
Occasionally I connect my phone to charge it via the computer (when I want it to be close to me while working)...
All my keyboard/mouse/printer are wireless...
No credit cards to read...
The speakers are powered from the wall...
No external drives...
However - this week I started to work on an Arduino based project and it takes an USB port to work on it...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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I think that I can come close....
1. Mouse dongle
2. Keyboard dongle (yeah I know about unifying, but...)
3. FiiO DAC
4. Dymo Labelmaker
5. FitBit dongle
6. External SATA drive bay
7. 1TB 2"1/2 drive
8. E-cig charger
9. Another E-cig
10. Multi-card SD/CF reader
That's all folks!
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Your machine would look like a large USB hub.
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At work:
1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Third monitor.
4. I also charge my Mio Link when it needs it.
At home:
1. Keyboard
2. Mouse
3. Three external hard drives, one of which acts as a NAS.
4. Printer
5. Bluetooth dongle
6. Camera (one of those that sits atop the monitor)
7. UPS
8. A remote control for Windows Media Player
9. Xbox 360 controller
10. Joystick/throttle or steering wheel, depending on the game
11. Pedals (yes, I have two sets or those as well, one for driving and one for flying)
12. iPhone/iPad
9 and up are not plugged in all the time, though one of (9 or (10 and 11)) is generally plugged in at any given time.
Currently reading: "In Enemy Hands" by David Weber
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Why didn't you ask for what folks had plugged into their USB ports, so the answers here would make sense?
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Charles Programmer wrote: Why didn't you ask for what folks had plugged into their USB ports, so the answers here would make sense?
Yeah, I should have, but the funny thing is, everyone except you has actually enumerated their devices! 
Marc
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It's like a test, read the question, answer correctly.
Ask for a number, get an array of strings returned. Makes sense in a computer forum kind of way.
Can I get a "BAAAA-AAA" from everyone?
modified 20-Oct-15 20:04pm.
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1 Dymo Dual label printer (return address labels one side, postal stamps the other)
2 Seiko label printer (shipping labels)
3 - 6 150 CD/DVD disc carousels (love these, saves me hours of digging through piles of discs)
7 - Dymo scale (can weigh packages up to 5 pounds for automatic postage calculations)
8 - Nostromo N52 gaming keypad
9 - Logitech wireless mouse
10 - Microsoft HD webcam
11 and beyond, USB 5.25" drive enclosures (IDE and SATA) I had 8+ with 250 GB drives, 2+ with 500 GB, and 1 TB workbook, not to mention thumbdrives.
Not that I have all the drives plugged in at once, but if I am doing video editing, I may have a fair number of them up and running.
I have a Ziotek 13 port hub that I fill on occasion and an 8 port hub as well.
Printers (LaserJet and InkJet) used to be USB, but now they are network connected.
Psychosis at 10
Film at 11
Those who do not remember the past, are doomed to repeat it.
Those who do not remember the past, cannot build upon it.
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