wireless USB port?
wireless USB port? Posted on: 01.01.2011 by Danae Dumler I'm looking around the web for some kind of USB port that connects wirelessly so that I can have a controller without a cable. I know there are such things but I'm at a loss for what to look for -- "usb wireless" searches all bring up network adapters. I'm just looking for the ability to plug in a dongle and have a battery powered unit to plug into. Any ideas? | |
| Danae Dumler 03.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by marTTyn
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| Danae Dumler 03.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
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| Danae Dumler 03.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
Seems like a lame thing to railroad my midifighter plans though; they already have wireless gamepad controllers, why not wireless midifighters? heh.... |
| Maisie Marras 02.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by marTTyn
other than that: i dont like the nextbeat (even though J talked about it a lot) and that demo could have been much better. |
| Cindi Freiler 02.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
Also keep in mind that the unit has two jobs (requires more energy). It has to recieve a signal wirelessly and send it back out wirelessly which is too much for batteries. |
| Joan Kollmorgen 04.01.2011 | The first game pad i hacked was a wireless one and It worked great. 4 faders and 12 buttons (not enough for a midi fighter style though) If you only need buttons you could use a wireless keyboard as mentioned before. This will give you around 70 plus independent buttons (before using shift ect) As for led feedback.....It's not going to happen unless you go down the Arduino route or hack an old midi controller with midi feedback. You can get basic led feedback by wiring in some led's and resistors to a game pad which works good for toggle buttons but not so good for momentary. |
| Danae Dumler 03.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by marTTyn
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| Danae Dumler 03.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
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| Janyce Henningson 03.01.2011 | Out of interest - why do you want it to be wireless anyway? |
| Carlena Dechand 03.01.2011 | Easier and cheaper to go down the route of a custom controller... There is no reason that a midifighter could not be made wireless so long as power and transmission are covered, although this would increase production cost a fair bit for including a function that not many people have a use for. |
| Danae Dumler 03.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
Seems like a lame thing to railroad my midifighter plans though; they already have wireless gamepad controllers, why not wireless midifighters? heh.... |
| Maisie Marras 02.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by marTTyn
other than that: i dont like the nextbeat (even though J talked about it a lot) and that demo could have been much better. |
| Janyce Henningson 02.01.2011 | If its for a custom build why not just use a wireless gamepad like you already suggested |
| Carlena Dechand 02.01.2011 | Reminded me of this aswell... Costs a small fortune too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myQJc7-Xw9Q |
| Carlena Dechand 02.01.2011 | HID to MIDI is a piece of cake though isnt it!? Personally i would just do something like this... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Brand-New-2-4G...item2a0ca02fac |
| Danae Dumler 02.01.2011 | Hmmm I found this: http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/MidAir.html That would do the trick except I need to convert the midifighter information from USB to MIDI first? I guess I could get a USB to MIDI cable? Seems like an expensive and assbackwards solution; that midiair alone is $100. I'm going to have to give this some more thought.... |
| Carlena Dechand 02.01.2011 | That was my first thought, The base could easily be modelled on a wireless keyboard/controller! |
| Danae Dumler 02.01.2011 | Actually I just watched the video and even the one I just linked has a 5V power adapter for AC. |
| Danae Dumler 02.01.2011 | Yeah it's for a custom build; I am believeing about just building a battery pack for the thing. I basically just want a wireless midifighter (though I'm planning to add a few other things to it); no reason this should require extensive battery power. I have a video game controller that runs off a battery and sends a signal to a USB dongle; why would a controller be so much different? I believe the problem is theres just not enough need for such a thing so nobody's bothered developing them. But before bluetooth there was an array of keyboards, mice, and pointers that communicated to the USB port in the same way, so there'd be no reason there couldn't be one with a port on the other end instead of a mouse or whatever. I did manage to find this http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/revie...ver-with-base/ which basically is what I need but the price is way more than I want to spend on this, heh, so I might get a $30 wireless hub and jury rig a battery pack for it with some AA batteries. |
| Carlena Dechand 02.01.2011 | Is this for a custom build? |
| Cindi Freiler 02.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
Also keep in mind that the unit has two jobs (requires more energy). It has to recieve a signal wirelessly and send it back out wirelessly which is too much for batteries. |
| Cindi Freiler 02.01.2011 | Alright just a heads up: even though they are thought to be "high speed" you can never rely on them like you would with a normal usb cable. If I were you I would use the standard usb cable. :d |
| Leeanna Ayla 02.01.2011 | I believe if one exists it's in the future and will be after you build it. |
| Estefana Musfeldt 02.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by Nicky H
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| Janyce Henningson 02.01.2011 | No the power pack wouldn't work cos the dongle goes in the laptop, not the controller. You still need to wire the controller to the hub. I don't believe there's such a thing mate. Where would the controller get it's power from? |
| Franklin Momany 02.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by djproben
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| Danae Dumler 01.01.2011 | Well, there's no benefit to getting a wireless hub if I have to plug it in -- I'd just be substituting one wire for another one It's weird, they make wireless mouses and keyboards that communicate to a USB dongle via IRDa, why wouldn't there be a more open interface that does the same thing? Can't find that sort of thing anywhere though hrmmmm... |
| Janyce Henningson 01.01.2011 | Didn't see that you wanted battery powered as well - I doubt such a thing exists. I know you can get battery powered hubs - but never seen a wireless one. |
| Maisie Marras 01.01.2011 | you can get one of those wireless chargers (like the one from energizer) and find a tip that fits i dont know if this will work on any of the things because a) i cant see if the power cord is detachable B) what the part you plug the power into looks like C) clicking on that google link simply takes me to google uk, so i dont even know what the usb thing like like |
| Franklin Momany 01.01.2011 |
Originally Posted by djproben
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| Danae Dumler 01.01.2011 | Thanks for the quick reply! That helps but all the ones that are hubs have plug-in power sources; they seem to be made for both parts to be stationary. Know of any that are battery powered? |
| Janyce Henningson 01.01.2011 | http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&expId...55fada61ba9350 |
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