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Can a usb cable transmit two different signals?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1922517" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>I honestly don't think you can do what you are asking. IF, and that is a key IF, the data you want to transmit over the USB cable is coming from the computer at one end to device(s) at the other end, you just need a hub at the other end to connect all of the devices to. But, from reading, you seem to have two devices that you want to connect and then somehow multiplex the signals over a single USB cable to avoid a second line. That, I am pretty sure, is not possible, even with multiple hubs. There is a slave/master relationship in the USB protocol that only allows ONE device to be the controller and that is in the computer end, not the device end. So, the IR controller would have to go THROUGH the computer to the USB cable, which I gather from your description is not what you are looking to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1922517, member: 396914"] I honestly don't think you can do what you are asking. IF, and that is a key IF, the data you want to transmit over the USB cable is coming from the computer at one end to device(s) at the other end, you just need a hub at the other end to connect all of the devices to. But, from reading, you seem to have two devices that you want to connect and then somehow multiplex the signals over a single USB cable to avoid a second line. That, I am pretty sure, is not possible, even with multiple hubs. There is a slave/master relationship in the USB protocol that only allows ONE device to be the controller and that is in the computer end, not the device end. So, the IR controller would have to go THROUGH the computer to the USB cable, which I gather from your description is not what you are looking to do. [/QUOTE]
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