USB Extender

Currently, USB is the most prevalent interface standard in use today, and almost every webcam, storage device, and HID (Human Interface Device) uses it. Applications for USB are everywhere, so naturally the need to extend the range of a USB connection is just as common. This USB 2.0 Hub Extender with Audio/LAN is a transceiver which provides a simple and effi cient way to extend not only USB 2.0 signals, but also stereo audio and LAN connectivity. These signals are extended as a high quality, uncompressed, data stream over a single Cat.6A cable with a maximum length of up to 100 meters (328 feet).

A typical system can support one USB host and up to 6 USB devices (3 on the transmitter side and 3 on the receiver side). The location of the USB host device is automatically set by hot plug detection, but can also be manually controlled using a front panel button. This unit supports bi-directional PoC (Power over Cable) and can receive, or provide, power from/to the connected unit.