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Cable length to industrial USB cameras is limited to 3-5 m for passive USB cables. The Acroname USBExt3c  extends that length to 100 m, delivering 5 Gbps USB and up to 60 W of remote power, RS-232, and GPIO all  over a single Cat 6A cable.  Extension is transparent to the camera and…

Need to control USB connections with your Extron room control system?  The Acroname USBHub3c supports Extron’s Simple Instruction Set over RS-232 serial with the addition of the Serial Control Feature license.  This lets you easily integrate USB hub control and monitoring…

What's a USB device tree, and why is it important for conference room A/V? Understanding the USB Device Tree Acroname's ControlRoom web-based software works with our intelligent USB hubs to visualize the USB device tree of the host. USB has the concept of tiers: the host and root hub are on…

We've been following Jan Zoetemelk's YouTube channel, where he provides insightful demonstrations of the Poly A/V universe. Here, he showcases the practical application of our USBHub3p, facilitating seamless USB switching between Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTR) PCs and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)…

The problemImagine this. You have a perfectly equipped conference room. The PC is linked to the room's audio and video devices such as a webcam, microphones, and speakers, allowing seamless use of platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. But what about the times when your colleagues…

Acroname offers different options for controlling the host-switching features of the USBHub3c USB-C Host-Switching HubThe Acroname USBHub3c USB-C Host Switching Hub can be controlled via USB or RS-232 serial commands. The standard control is through a USB connection. The optional USBHub3c Serial…

Acroname has teamed up with Poly to bring you a simple and user-friendly USB switching solution for your BYOD conference room.Add BYOD, or, “Bring Your Own Device” to Your Next Conference Room MeetingPlug in your phone, laptop, tablet, or another personal device into USBHub3+ and the in-room USB…

USB Switching in Small Conference Rooms   The Problem with Switching Peripherals to BYOD In modern conference rooms, especially those equipped for teleconferencing, USB-based peripherals are commonplace: conference camera, microphones, document camera, keyboard and mouse, just to name a few…