I was searching for something like this high and low last year. I don't remember what I needed it for, but that unsolved use case may now rest in peace.
Quick note: You don't need the virtualhere software for this, the functionality is built into the linux kernel already. All you need is the usbip software. Of course, this doesn't come with a GUI application in typical linux fashion, but the cli is pretty easy to use. And I can't say anything about how well it works with windows clients as I've only tried with linux clients, but it should be supported. The performance is actually measurably better for me (probably because it needs less context-switching or sth), and it doesn't come with the limitation of only being able to use one device at the same time (vs the trial license of virtualhere).
Does it also support displays connected through USB ? Or elaborate USB hubs (with ethernet, display and different usb types). The USB hub all outputs it through a single USB-C so from a hardware side it shouldn't be a problem but I can imagine the bandwidth sky rockets.
I've used USB over network before. This is only good for low-speed devices like printers, scanners, security dongles, cameras etc. Running something like a USB 3.0 flash drive over network isn't going to be fast due to additional overhead of the protocol (and the software). For those, you're better off just making a Samba share. Also, the software you're suggesting to use is trialware/payware. Can be easily patched though if you're short on funds. Linux has a USB/IP stack built into kernel and there are free solutions available which can work with it (none are as user friendly though).
I have wanted this kind of wireless USB hub since I was developing a gaming device for consoles 4 years before. But at that time I didn't know too much about the raspberry pi and Linux stuff, the 2.4G and 5.8G chipset can't have this big bandwidth and compatibility for different kinds of devices. Now, this is it! Thanks for your sharing!
Thank you. I just rediscovered your channel again and am going to need to watch your videos over again to attempt to pick up some knowledge working with the entire PI series. I spent 43 years as a developer on mainframes and PCs as well as, when necessary, a sometimes network hack. So, I am hoping this won’t be that difficult.
Dr Don - a while back you showed this rather epic little battery for the Zero that plugged neatly on the back; this could turn all sorts of devices into a sit-back-and-relax wireless config that's rechargeable, wonderful for living room configs potentially. Do you still have that battery backpack device?
oh dude 1 years later i am bumping in a problem that I been wasting too much time searching and I kept on seeing your video in recommendations but I said , that will be my last option. And here I am you indeed have the solution to my problem witch I think is common to most music content creators out there. imagine you have a mac m1 with USB c and you have a USB keyboard to connect to ableton or what ever. and your forced to have a USB c hub connected to the laptop at all times while working with the music keyboard. this clever thing that I cannot find it would make any MacBook content creator have the full wireless experience while working. thank you man , but I cannot do it . i rather pay for it.
@@SeanRynearson Well the steam link hardware appliance use this to stream controllers to aplications like emulators that doesn't support steam input, controllers using direct input or other usb devices. Work well maybe not for competitive e-sports games.
Thank you so much for this information and instruction! I play Star Citizen with dual flight sticks that are mounted to my chair and now I don't have to be tethered anymore! This is amazing! THANK YOU!!!
I'm just wondering if it is possible to make any usb connected device wireless using two pi zeros as in a bluetooth connection between two devices? So, one pi zero for host and the other one for client when the two zero boot up, they sync automatically.
Could thiswork for a 3D printer to send the slicing data from the PC to the printer in another room? Not using octo print as it is a closed source printer running its own slicing software.
What kind of range do you get? Do you think it would work plugged into trail cam? They have a USB port that acts like mass storage if used. Great video.
I wanted this for passing through my drawing display wirelessly! Now, if i could run virtualhere and parsec on the same Pi, then I'd really be cooking.
This is awesome. Do there exist any way to use one raspberry pi as sender and another one as receiver of USB over the network where it is possible to connect a USB device to the sender, and the receiver emulates a hub and connects it to the computer connected to the receiver? Kind of like this, only without installing any software to the client computer.
Thanks for sharing your videos greatly appreciated. Just discovered your channel today and have already subscribed. I plan to watch more of your videos.
Was looking for something exactly like this. Thanks for sharing this video. Was a quick setup and works well along with whatever you have running on the RPi.
No, my experiments with USBIP have shown me that there is a hard limit on bandwidth. For instance, my attempts to USBIP a webcam have topped out at 320x240 maximum resolution over 5ghz wifi.
You technically don't need this low level for USB printers. It's just unnecessary...... A more elegant solution that's more scalable would be to just turn that printer networked, as in, use a software like CUPS as the spooler, then share it as a network printer.
@@nathanadhitya You're not wrong. I'd completely forgotten about CUPS. I set up a cups print server (counts on fingers) about 15 years ago using an old PC I got for free from work and an Apple Color laser printer that I also got for free from a small business. And as luck would have it I found a spare Pi Zero W unopened when I was digging through a desk drawer last night looking for the wall wort for my Train DCC controller. Think I figured out what i'm going to do this weekend if i can carve out a free half hour.
Does this work to make wired keyboards wireless? What poll rates are possible? (like can you make it poll a keyboard at 1000 hz for example) Does it have a battery attached?
Can this solution be used for video signals that would normally use a USB cable? Specifically I want to have a rear camera from a dash cam connected not via USB cable but wirelessly. The camera would have its own 5V power source (inside a horse trailer) but the footage would show on a screen in the car (the main dash cam screen or perhaps a standalone device like a phone or tablet). ???
Hi, this looks really great. I am wondering could you connect a display (with USB-C) to the RPI zero-W and use the monitor as a wireless screen? To take it a step further, I have a wired hub from WAVLINK which works wonders and it combines all kinds of usb (and ethernet) and outputs it through a single USB-C. Would it be possible to make that wireless as well? This means I don't have to switch USB cables when I use my laptop or my PC.
Hello, thanks for sharing. I have zero knowledge of this subject(besides your helpful tutorial). ??To your knowledge, can a USB connected aquarium filter be made wireless/remote control? How would a battery be integrated?(with charging port for battery).(it is a micro size pump and needs to be as compact as possible)t's a lot to ask for a tutorial regarding the project. Any companies or people you would recommend for fabricating such a device? Any advice you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
if you have a aquarium filter that can be controlled by USB then yes you can use this to relay the signal, to power the the rpi zero you can use the LiPo Shim shop.pimoroni.com/en-us/products/lipo-shim
Thanks for the video It would be nice to reduce resolution so we can read the scree. I watch on my phone screen and it's difficult to see what are you sharing.
What I would like to do (if possible) is use this solution on my Xbox one as a mass storage device (for media) that will simultaneously be available over my network (so I can write to it remotely). So it would work like a NAS, but it would stay mounted to my Xbox one as a simple mass storage device. Is this possible? And if so, how?
Works perfectly, initially got it for typing when I am on the bed as I sometimes get too fatigued to be on the chair and my keyboard cannot reach my bed. I did test it out with a controller and a mouse, I got too much latency on those devices(13+ms for Mouse and 7-10ms on controller) so I definitely will not be using it for gaming, latency gets worse as you put a lot of quick inputs. (tested mouse with a generic mouse tester on a website and I tested the controller with DS4Windows input readings)
Using USBIP I was able to connect an OLD Qume QT-31 to a Linux box via help from your video. I have always wanted to do this, but never got 'around' to it, but once I saw your video I decided to try again. Had to play with it a bit, but it works fine. Also using a ZERO 2 W and it works fine with USB HAT (which I didn't need) but looked cool so I thought why not. So for less than 30 bux I have a wyse (like) serial terminal hooked up to my Linux box over WiFi via the Zero 2. Cool!
I consider trying it for wired usb headphones. I'm guessing any delay should be negligible (and sound being slightly delayed from video is less noticeable anyway). I'm just thinking of a power pack for this - of course a decent usb battery is the route, but I'm wondering if it's ok to put it just through PiZero or should I figure out some ultra small scale powered hub separate from pi zero?
Could you setup hard drives with this so i could store them away and remote in to them like you can if you have say like a server and if so what sort of transfer speeds would you get
Oh, I was wondering if I needed a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 dedicated for this but the zero seems to be enough, have you tried your laser engraver/cutter or if there is to many lag or disconnects?
This is really useful, I have followed your channel for a long time it has given me fresh ideas from time to time. Really great tech content. I have a question though, how do I install the client to my mobile phone or tablet so I can print to the now wireless usb printer?
Thanks for the video, I am looking to have a wireless usb hub (that I like to connect few devices webcam, keyboard etc)can I build like this using the Raspberry pi? any suggestions
Got a question? I setup a Pi as a thumb-drive like what you have done here. All my macs see the thumb-drive in there locals and can read and write to it, how ever My windows 10 machine can't see it at all. Any clues as to what I a missing here?
hi can i use a uvc(ptz camera) with this one. im trying to figure out how can i extend it 30meters away from my computer. My ptz camera has only usb2.0 and a power cable.
I have a small ECU that manages a pneumatics valve. This ECU has a USB plug and it plugs in a wired controller. I don’t think it has any complex software such as Windows or else. Would this allow me to get rid of that USB cable and have my controller operate wirelessly? What I mean, is this a standalone thing? Or does it need a supporting operating system?
Another great video, thx… How would a USB optical drive show up on an iPad, let’s say with (1) an ISO9660 formatted CD-ROM media (2) an Audio-CD inserted into the drive? Any guess?
Would this work in such a way that when I connect to the device I’m looking to make “wireless” that it can be recognized by windows as a COM device. I ask because the program that will be interacting the device looks for the within the active COM devices
This would nice with cameras but the latency might be to high because of the wireless If you are far away from the wifi router. But if you have no other choice then this would be nice. Can you do a video on setting up the camera with this?
Hey man, Any chance you know how to make a USB drive that is remotely accessible using a raspberry Pi and or a Raspberry Pi and USB drive? I have a resin 3D printer which does not work with Octoprint without wiring the Pi to the printer's motherboard which I am not comfortable doing So I am trying to make essentially a USB stick that Is readable by the printer that I can then leave in the printer and remotely upload my sliced print files from my computer which is upstairs to the USB drive that is slotted into the printer . I have tried doing what you've done here but the printer cannot read what is on the USB drive that is connect to the raspberry Pi through the raspberry Pi so it doesn't work for what I am trying to do and I cannot seem to find any tutorials on how to achieve this except for one using a Image file that the guy included a link to in his description but that google drive link he gave to download the image no longer works and so I cannot get said image to be able to utilize his tutorial.
You need to look at the virtualhere page, there is a solution for it. But, there's samba (windows networking) for both pi and android (in file browser apps), and I assume it's doable to do it that way as well. You have at least 2 ways, more I think. I don't have a need for that myself, since I just put in in the cloud
I watched the video with interest and something occurred to me. I am a radio amateur and I have a radio that does not have a wired or wireless connection. It has 2 ports - serial RS-232 and usb. When connected to a computer via USB (with drivers installed), 2 serial ports appear - standard and extended, as well as a USB sound card. My idea is to connect the radio and the raspberry with usb>Raspberry via WiFi and the computer via wire to the local network, respectively to the usb hub of the raspberry. Would the information, data and voice via USB go through and would the radio be controlled?
i need this for my sim racing steering wheel instead of using a stupid coiled usb cable. the only thing is, how do i power this thing via battery. do i gi e power to the raspi and the usb gives power to the wheel? i have LED bottons and a vocore display. its pretty power hungry
Correct me if I'm wrong, But I can do this with a raspberry pi 4. That's what I have and want to both learn and see if I can get this going. I have several uses including a printer and scanner.
I've read about issues with pi zero w's wifi interfering with the hub and requiring ferrite rings around the pogo pins and that not even being a good solution. Any issues needing those rings?
much needed i wonder why no one sell this, this just kill all wireless price point at the spot no diff in buying wired or wireless version of any device if this product retail in market!
I like your video. I am using the same hardware on three of my sites on my farm irrigation system. I use the hub because I have an Andriuno Device making measurements and an external Wifi antenna because my units are in metal boxes. The raspberry pi is useful because of its low power generation. Low power generation is important for heat generation and because the power wires are 24 volts 20 gauge wire supplying all remote devices ( 2 Amp max ). Perhaps you could do a video on low-power Linux devices which have small form factors and have a better processor than the raspberry pi as it is an ARM 11. Maybe something along the lines of an ARM A6 which was the upgrade to ARM 9. The Pi Zero has a max current capacity of 100 ma which is much less than the Pi 4.
hi novaspirit, good video. One question do you think it is possible to plug an usb camera on a pi and be able to see the video on an android phone ? thx
@@NovaspiritTech ok good , do you know how to install virual here software client on Android? on playstore the virtual here server is available but can't find the client ? thx
Does the job, but I tried it for Lightburn (laser cutter) and it seems it loses its connection during lasering. Downside is that it cant do like a resume, so I can start all over :( Probably it works better for me with just an usb over ethernet cable...
I'm really thank you for making this video, but I wanna make sure which board you using in the video, is that Pi Zero W or Pi zero. Because I kept hearing you say " Pi zero", but it seems not working on "Pi Zero".
Can this set up be used to make my printers wireless? So my current printers do not have wireless capability and I have to connect them to my laptop via usb to get them to print
Okay, This is awesome. I do have a question though. I really want to try using the Raspberry pi 4 that I bought, as a Bluetooth receiver for my pc. Since my pc doesn't have Bluetooth. Is this possible and how can I go about approaching this problem? Thanks!
Hi Don, I was wondering is there a simple way that I could convert an older but still great control stick, throttle, and rudder pedals ( all game port, and one DIN full-size keyboard { Sorry ) unfortunately ) to one USB?? Thanks. I would donate to you tonight unfortunately I have a screwup with my cc company that I haven't\been able to resolve yet. Thanks
Since it's been about a year now that it's quite impossible to source a raspberry pi unless accepting to pay an insane amount of money (and things are not announced to return to normal before mid 2023 according to professional electronics sellers…) does this great solution work alternatively with an Orange Pi?
Is there a smaller raspberry or other microcontroller alternative that is smaller and more compact? There is one called usb2blt but I dont want to pay that much money. It is sold around 110 euroes mark here in europe. I am sure there is a smaller device which I can have this same functionality implemented. Could you kindly give your input on this?
I know im late to the party but would this work for somthing like a blink camera hub where it would store videos to flash drive then you had to Sneakernet to the nas
I stumbled upon your video because of something I want to try and when you said use it for a VR setup, I instantly knew I need to buy a pi. My plan is to use the pi to plug in a usb wifi adapter because my oculus quest 2 internal wifi always disconnects and has a hard time reconnecting. I want to use an external usb wifi with a pi mounted to my headset. I have gotten my quest to recognize different usb devices because I have sideloaded apks and I am familiar with that. What I want to learn is how to use linux to get the pi to interface with the usb then plug the pi into my quest. Do you think this would be possible?
Does the USB device connected to the RPi Zero show up in windows connection manager as the correct device or something else? For example if I plugged my Razer Tartarus Pro Gaming Keypad into the RPi Zero, will it show up as the Razer Tartarus Pro? Or will it show up as something else? I recently bought the Scientific Handheld BT-500 adapter to try to use it but it doesn't passthrough the original device info so I can't use Razer Synapse 3 at all when connected that way.
Looks cool! Gonna need another Zero W tho, my testing Pi1 seems to have died at last and the rest are in use. Still I wonder, would it chew sound (USB mic and/or or speakers) as well?
That's awesome in my mind I can picture a Bluetooth speaker that automatically backs up your MP3s and pic's to local storage in the speaker when you connect your phone and has USB hub and functionality
Hi I am struggling with using usb adapter wifi for creating a wifi environment with raspberry pi, is there any way you can help me with this? Thank you
Could you probably do a quick update on how to get the camera working? I was looking for such a solution to have a camera for my garage, but I'm not really able to get it working. It would be too awesome if you could do this quick update 🙏😁
Are you looking for a security solution for your garage with a camera? If so I made a video about motioneye which is something you might be interested in
Really cool project, but is there what kind of restrictions with VirtualHere software? It's not very clear from what I visited their home page. *edit* Actually seemed to find the info. Apparently one USB connection to server and one port at time with the trial license. Paid license gets way, way more. Pricing actually didn't seem bad for ones needing more connections. I might try this on rpi.
I installed this on a rpizero wh and tried an usb drive, which is seen and can be accessed on a windows machine. BUT I can't mount it on pi itself ( lsusb lists it but not on blkid ) Is this normal ? Meaning we can't use usb drive while serving it via virtualhere ?
Will this device work with Windows 10? Thinking of converting a USB mouse/keyboard and keypad to work with a living room gaming PC...... no wires from table to PC.
I followed the guide and plugged it into my 3D printer (Snapmaker A350) but the printer doesn't detect it as a USB device. Is there something else I have to do to get it to act as a USB over wifi so I can drag and drop files and get them on my printer?
I was searching for something like this high and low last year. I don't remember what I needed it for, but that unsolved use case may now rest in peace.
i feel ya brother xD
Worst thing is that we already had a zero laying around...
its not important what the use was, its important that you must do this now
Quick note: You don't need the virtualhere software for this, the functionality is built into the linux kernel already. All you need is the usbip software. Of course, this doesn't come with a GUI application in typical linux fashion, but the cli is pretty easy to use. And I can't say anything about how well it works with windows clients as I've only tried with linux clients, but it should be supported.
The performance is actually measurably better for me (probably because it needs less context-switching or sth), and it doesn't come with the limitation of only being able to use one device at the same time (vs the trial license of virtualhere).
yup i also have a previous video about usbip
Do I need virtualhere on Mac ?
Does it also support displays connected through USB ?
Or elaborate USB hubs (with ethernet, display and different usb types).
The USB hub all outputs it through a single USB-C so from a hardware side it shouldn't be a problem but I can imagine the bandwidth sky rockets.
@@NovaspiritTech Then post the link>>>
“I know it’s working but can’t test it..” anyone who works in IT knows those are famous last words.. 😂
never heard them but i do understand
I've used USB over network before. This is only good for low-speed devices like printers, scanners, security dongles, cameras etc. Running something like a USB 3.0 flash drive over network isn't going to be fast due to additional overhead of the protocol (and the software). For those, you're better off just making a Samba share.
Also, the software you're suggesting to use is trialware/payware. Can be easily patched though if you're short on funds.
Linux has a USB/IP stack built into kernel and there are free solutions available which can work with it (none are as user friendly though).
I have wanted this kind of wireless USB hub since I was developing a gaming device for consoles 4 years before. But at that time I didn't know too much about the raspberry pi and Linux stuff, the 2.4G and 5.8G chipset can't have this big bandwidth and compatibility for different kinds of devices. Now, this is it! Thanks for your sharing!
Thank you. I just rediscovered your channel again and am going to need to watch your videos over again to attempt to pick up some knowledge working with the entire PI series.
I spent 43 years as a developer on mainframes and PCs as well as, when necessary, a sometimes network hack. So, I am hoping this won’t be that difficult.
Dr Don - a while back you showed this rather epic little battery for the Zero that plugged neatly on the back; this could turn all sorts of devices into a sit-back-and-relax wireless config that's rechargeable, wonderful for living room configs potentially. Do you still have that battery backpack device?
oh dude 1 years later i am bumping in a problem that I been wasting too much time searching and I kept on seeing your video in recommendations but I said , that will be my last option. And here I am you indeed have the solution to my problem witch I think is common to most music content creators out there. imagine you have a mac m1 with USB c and you have a USB keyboard to connect to ableton or what ever. and your forced to have a USB c hub connected to the laptop at all times while working with the music keyboard. this clever thing that I cannot find it would make any MacBook content creator have the full wireless experience while working. thank you man , but I cannot do it . i rather pay for it.
Just what I needed actually! Might try this on my old gamepads to see how the latency is
Let us know!
@@jacksparrow-ig4xs commenting cuz i wanna know the response
yeah same.. i immediately wondered about latency. lol
Carefully, this guy's a hero. Don't let the secret out
What is the latency on something like this? What's mass storage transfer speeds?
Horrible I bet and probably not good for gaming peripherals
But I can see it being useful for other things.
I was wondering about this with camera use. I don't imagine it being great.
@@SeanRynearson Well the steam link hardware appliance use this to stream controllers to aplications like emulators that doesn't support steam input, controllers using direct input or other usb devices. Work well maybe not for competitive e-sports games.
Mass storage is a legacy technology, use SCSI over USB for like 1.5 times the speed
Thank you so much for this information and instruction! I play Star Citizen with dual flight sticks that are mounted to my chair and now I don't have to be tethered anymore! This is amazing! THANK YOU!!!
Why are you so good and why are your videos always on topic BRUH 10/10 again
Please can you test and tell what is the max data transfer speed it supports if i use usb stick and copy data
I'm just wondering if it is possible to make any usb connected device wireless using two pi zeros as in a bluetooth connection between two devices? So, one pi zero for host and the other one for client when the two zero boot up, they sync automatically.
Great video. Ctrl + Shift + X for other noobs who couldn't find the advanced options of Raspberry Pi Imager ! 👍
Where has this been all my life!! Thanks
Could thiswork for a 3D printer to send the slicing data from the PC to the printer in another room? Not using octo print as it is a closed source printer running its own slicing software.
What kind of range do you get? Do you think it would work plugged into trail cam? They have a USB port that acts like mass storage if used. Great video.
I wanted this for passing through my drawing display wirelessly! Now, if i could run virtualhere and parsec on the same Pi, then I'd really be cooking.
This is awesome. Do there exist any way to use one raspberry pi as sender and another one as receiver of USB over the network where it is possible to connect a USB device to the sender, and the receiver emulates a hub and connects it to the computer connected to the receiver? Kind of like this, only without installing any software to the client computer.
I am also looking for the same use case, because the client is restricted and cannot install additional softwares
Thanks for sharing your videos greatly appreciated. Just discovered your channel today and have already subscribed. I plan to watch more of your videos.
What's the throughput and latency? Thinking about true 5.1 audio application.
hi, there is not a solution plug and play? without terminal and at least not hardware showin?
Buy an startech device, it's expensive but plug and play.
Love Virtual here. I used a Synology to run Virtual Here server to share a USB licence dongle with a VM. Worked like a charm.
Was looking for something exactly like this. Thanks for sharing this video. Was a quick setup and works well along with whatever you have running on the RPi.
Very slick! If you had a pi 4 with USB 3, would it work at full speed(obviously depending on network speed)?
No, my experiments with USBIP have shown me that there is a hard limit on bandwidth. For instance, my attempts to USBIP a webcam have topped out at 320x240 maximum resolution over 5ghz wifi.
Can I use this for an USB DAC for both WIFI and Bluetooth audio?
Sweet. Now you can turn any USB printer into a wireless one with minimal hardware!
You technically don't need this low level for USB printers. It's just unnecessary......
A more elegant solution that's more scalable would be to just turn that printer networked, as in, use a software like CUPS as the spooler, then share it as a network printer.
@@nathanadhitya You're not wrong. I'd completely forgotten about CUPS. I set up a cups print server (counts on fingers) about 15 years ago using an old PC I got for free from work and an Apple Color laser printer that I also got for free from a small business. And as luck would have it I found a spare Pi Zero W unopened when I was digging through a desk drawer last night looking for the wall wort for my Train DCC controller. Think I figured out what i'm going to do this weekend if i can carve out a free half hour.
I wonder if a USB docking station can be converted over wifi with all the ports working including HDMI
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How did you get to the advanced menu?
Ctrl + Shift + X
@@Hugatry MVP right here. Ty!
Subscribed exceptionally quickly. Excellent video, loads of hints and tips here, nice! Also personal use case, usb wireless printer!
Not a single word about the single most important thing about wireless devices - range !
Does this work to make wired keyboards wireless? What poll rates are possible? (like can you make it poll a keyboard at 1000 hz for example) Does it have a battery attached?
Latency is not at all as you expect. Only fast solution for wireless mouse is to use custom usb dongle of gamming mouse like logitech.
Can this solution be used for video signals that would normally use a USB cable? Specifically I want to have a rear camera from a dash cam connected not via USB cable but wirelessly. The camera would have its own 5V power source (inside a horse trailer) but the footage would show on a screen in the car (the main dash cam screen or perhaps a standalone device like a phone or tablet).
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Hi, this looks really great.
I am wondering could you connect a display (with USB-C) to the RPI zero-W and use the monitor as a wireless screen?
To take it a step further, I have a wired hub from WAVLINK which works wonders and it combines all kinds of usb (and ethernet) and outputs it through a single USB-C. Would it be possible to make that wireless as well?
This means I don't have to switch USB cables when I use my laptop or my PC.
I'd like to know this too. Curious if this thing could be used to make PSVR2 wireless.
Hello, thanks for sharing. I have zero knowledge of this subject(besides your helpful tutorial). ??To your knowledge, can a USB connected aquarium filter be made wireless/remote control? How would a battery be integrated?(with charging port for battery).(it is a micro size pump and needs to be as compact as possible)t's a lot to ask for a tutorial regarding the project. Any companies or people you would recommend for fabricating such a device? Any advice you may have would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
if you have a aquarium filter that can be controlled by USB then yes you can use this to relay the signal, to power the the rpi zero you can use the LiPo Shim shop.pimoroni.com/en-us/products/lipo-shim
Thanks for the video
It would be nice to reduce resolution so we can read the scree. I watch on my phone screen and it's difficult to see what are you sharing.
What I would like to do (if possible) is use this solution on my Xbox one as a mass storage device (for media) that will simultaneously be available over my network (so I can write to it remotely). So it would work like a NAS, but it would stay mounted to my Xbox one as a simple mass storage device. Is this possible? And if so, how?
Wow, you made this so simple! Congrats
I was looking for this for so long! Thank you so much and also to the YT algo ^^
Works perfectly, initially got it for typing when I am on the bed as I sometimes get too fatigued to be on the chair and my keyboard cannot reach my bed. I did test it out with a controller and a mouse, I got too much latency on those devices(13+ms for Mouse and 7-10ms on controller) so I definitely will not be using it for gaming, latency gets worse as you put a lot of quick inputs.
(tested mouse with a generic mouse tester on a website and I tested the controller with DS4Windows input readings)
hi hope you read it
did it work good for usb microphone ? how about latency for that mic ?
Using USBIP I was able to connect an OLD Qume QT-31 to a Linux box via help from your video. I have always wanted to do this, but never got 'around' to it, but once I saw your video I decided to try again. Had to play with it a bit, but it works fine. Also using a ZERO 2 W and it works fine with USB HAT (which I didn't need) but looked cool so I thought why not. So for less than 30 bux I have a wyse (like) serial terminal hooked up to my Linux box over WiFi via the Zero 2. Cool!
I consider trying it for wired usb headphones. I'm guessing any delay should be negligible (and sound being slightly delayed from video is less noticeable anyway). I'm just thinking of a power pack for this - of course a decent usb battery is the route, but I'm wondering if it's ok to put it just through PiZero or should I figure out some ultra small scale powered hub separate from pi zero?
Could you setup hard drives with this so i could store them away and remote in to them like you can if you have say like a server and if so what sort of transfer speeds would you get
Oh, I was wondering if I needed a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4 dedicated for this but the zero seems to be enough, have you tried your laser engraver/cutter or if there is to many lag or disconnects?
This is really useful, I have followed your channel for a long time it has given me fresh ideas from time to time. Really great tech content. I have a question though, how do I install the client to my mobile phone or tablet so I can print to the now wireless usb printer?
Thanks for the video, I am looking to have a wireless usb hub (that I like to connect few devices webcam, keyboard etc)can I build like this using the Raspberry pi? any suggestions
Got a question? I setup a Pi as a thumb-drive like what you have done here. All my macs see the thumb-drive in there locals and can read and write to it, how ever My windows 10 machine can't see it at all. Any clues as to what I a missing here?
hi can i use a uvc(ptz camera) with this one. im trying to figure out how can i extend it 30meters away from my computer. My ptz camera has only usb2.0 and a power cable.
Wow! I was thinking of doing this exact same thing for my HOTAS. Perfectly what I needed! Thanks!
Have you tried it yet? Thinking the same thing to stop tripping over/rolling over cables from the chair
I have a small ECU that manages a pneumatics valve. This ECU has a USB plug and it plugs in a wired controller. I don’t think it has any complex software such as Windows or else. Would this allow me to get rid of that USB cable and have my controller operate wirelessly?
What I mean, is this a standalone thing? Or does it need a supporting operating system?
Exactly what I was looking for!
Another great video, thx…
How would a USB optical drive show up on an iPad, let’s say with
(1) an ISO9660 formatted CD-ROM media
(2) an Audio-CD
inserted into the drive?
Any guess?
Great video! would this work for a midi controller? Or would there be signal latency?
Would this work in such a way that when I connect to the device I’m looking to make “wireless” that it can be recognized by windows as a COM device. I ask because the program that will be interacting the device looks for the within the active COM devices
This would nice with cameras but the latency might be to high because of the wireless If you are far away from the wifi router. But if you have no other choice then this would be nice.
Can you do a video on setting up the camera with this?
Hey man, Any chance you know how to make a USB drive that is remotely accessible using a raspberry Pi and or a Raspberry Pi and USB drive? I have a resin 3D printer which does not work with Octoprint without wiring the Pi to the printer's motherboard which I am not comfortable doing So I am trying to make essentially a USB stick that Is readable by the printer that I can then leave in the printer and remotely upload my sliced print files from my computer which is upstairs to the USB drive that is slotted into the printer . I have tried doing what you've done here but the printer cannot read what is on the USB drive that is connect to the raspberry Pi through the raspberry Pi so it doesn't work for what I am trying to do and I cannot seem to find any tutorials on how to achieve this except for one using a Image file that the guy included a link to in his description but that google drive link he gave to download the image no longer works and so I cannot get said image to be able to utilize his tutorial.
I'm looking into this as well. Just got a Saturn 2 and want to skip the USB drive back & forth. Did you figure it out?
Is there something similar for android? I'd like to have mass storage on pi and access files on the phone.
You need to look at the virtualhere page, there is a solution for it. But, there's samba (windows networking) for both pi and android (in file browser apps), and I assume it's doable to do it that way as well. You have at least 2 ways, more I think. I don't have a need for that myself, since I just put in in the cloud
Do you need to have a monitor oversee any prompts or can you just connect it a monitor for setup, then after that its plug and play?
Thank you so much! Wanted this FOREVER
I watched the video with interest and something occurred to me. I am a radio amateur and I have a radio that does not have a wired or wireless connection. It has 2 ports - serial RS-232 and usb. When connected to a computer via USB (with drivers installed), 2 serial ports appear - standard and extended, as well as a USB sound card. My idea is to connect the radio and the raspberry with usb>Raspberry via WiFi and the computer via wire to the local network, respectively to the usb hub of the raspberry. Would the information, data and voice via USB go through and would the radio be controlled?
i need this for my sim racing steering wheel instead of using a stupid coiled usb cable. the only thing is, how do i power this thing via battery. do i gi e power to the raspi and the usb gives power to the wheel? i have LED bottons and a vocore display. its pretty power hungry
Correct me if I'm wrong, But I can do this with a raspberry pi 4. That's what I have and want to both learn and see if I can get this going. I have several uses including a printer and scanner.
yes i currently have this setup on my rpi4 as well
I've read about issues with pi zero w's wifi interfering with the hub and requiring ferrite rings around the pogo pins and that not even being a good solution. Any issues needing those rings?
It would be cool to use it the other way around (for example connect the pi to a ps5 and use a nas location over the USB port)
Does it transmit vibration data function or ffb I was interested in using this for my thrustmaster wheel,
much needed i wonder why no one sell this, this just kill all wireless price point at the spot no diff in buying wired or wireless version of any device if this product retail in market!
I like your video. I am using the same hardware on three of my sites on my farm irrigation system. I use the hub because I have an Andriuno Device making measurements and an external Wifi antenna because my units are in metal boxes. The raspberry pi is useful because of its low power generation. Low power generation is important for heat generation and because the power wires are 24 volts 20 gauge wire supplying all remote devices ( 2 Amp max ). Perhaps you could do a video on low-power Linux devices which have small form factors and have a better processor than the raspberry pi as it is an ARM 11. Maybe something along the lines of an ARM A6 which was the upgrade to ARM 9. The Pi Zero has a max current capacity of 100 ma which is much less than the Pi 4.
OMG! This is going to be my next project & u almost gave a solution! ❤️
hi novaspirit, good video. One question do you think it is possible to plug an usb camera on a pi and be able to see the video on an android phone ? thx
Yes you can install the virtual here software for Android and run it like the USB camera is attached to phone/device
@@NovaspiritTech ok good , do you know how to install virual here software client on Android? on playstore the virtual here server is available but can't find the client ?
thx
Does the job, but I tried it for Lightburn (laser cutter) and it seems it loses its connection during lasering. Downside is that it cant do like a resume, so I can start all over :( Probably it works better for me with just an usb over ethernet cable...
using a wifi adapter with this must be pretty weird, cool video man
LOL
How many devices can this run? Can you also add in USB hubs do you know the max that it could take ? I'm trying to hook up like 5-9 micro cameras.
Are you able to change vendor or device ID using this?
I'm really thank you for making this video, but I wanna make sure which board you using in the video, is that Pi Zero W or Pi zero. Because I kept hearing you say " Pi zero", but it seems not working on "Pi Zero".
Are you aware of any driverless solutions with two pi devices doing the usb network translation?
Looking for the same
Can this set up be used to make my printers wireless?
So my current printers do not have wireless capability and I have to connect them to my laptop via usb to get them to print
Okay, This is awesome. I do have a question though. I really want to try using the Raspberry pi 4 that I bought, as a Bluetooth receiver for my pc. Since my pc doesn't have Bluetooth. Is this possible and how can I go about approaching this problem? Thanks!
Soo, when you inserted the SSD Card is the pi itself connected to your computer or did you connect the pi itself to an external monitor????
Hi Don, I was wondering is there a simple way that I could convert an older but still great control stick, throttle, and rudder pedals ( all game port, and one DIN full-size keyboard { Sorry ) unfortunately ) to one USB?? Thanks. I would donate to you tonight unfortunately I have a screwup with my cc company that I haven't\been able to resolve yet. Thanks
Luckily for me, I happen to have one of these multiple USB hat for the pi zero to try out! Superb video once again!
Since it's been about a year now that it's quite impossible to source a raspberry pi unless accepting to pay an insane amount of money (and things are not announced to return to normal before mid 2023 according to professional electronics sellers…) does this great solution work alternatively with an Orange Pi?
Is there a smaller raspberry or other microcontroller alternative that is smaller and more compact? There is one called usb2blt but I dont want to pay that much money. It is sold around 110 euroes mark here in europe. I am sure there is a smaller device which I can have this same functionality implemented. Could you kindly give your input on this?
I know im late to the party but would this work for somthing like a blink camera hub where it would store videos to flash drive then you had to Sneakernet to the nas
Would this be suitable to put a music library on an external disk connected the pi and then access it over the network using the virtualhere software?
yes works great for that. almost like a wireless nas
At that point you could just create an OpenMediaVault NAS and access it from multiple devices with no client.
I stumbled upon your video because of something I want to try and when you said use it for a VR setup, I instantly knew I need to buy a pi. My plan is to use the pi to plug in a usb wifi adapter because my oculus quest 2 internal wifi always disconnects and has a hard time reconnecting. I want to use an external usb wifi with a pi mounted to my headset. I have gotten my quest to recognize different usb devices because I have sideloaded apks and I am familiar with that. What I want to learn is how to use linux to get the pi to interface with the usb then plug the pi into my quest. Do you think this would be possible?
Does the USB device connected to the RPi Zero show up in windows connection manager as the correct device or something else?
For example if I plugged my Razer Tartarus Pro Gaming Keypad into the RPi Zero, will it show up as the Razer Tartarus Pro? Or will it show up as something else?
I recently bought the Scientific Handheld BT-500 adapter to try to use it but it doesn't passthrough the original device info so I can't use Razer Synapse 3 at all when connected that way.
Looks cool! Gonna need another Zero W tho, my testing Pi1 seems to have died at last and the rest are in use.
Still I wonder, would it chew sound (USB mic and/or or speakers) as well?
can it be used for android auto to use wirelessly?
can you use a esp32?
to you know make usb to wireless?
and how would you do it?
what about on a mouse?
That's awesome in my mind I can picture a Bluetooth speaker that automatically backs up your MP3s and pic's to local storage in the speaker when you connect your phone and has USB hub and functionality
Hi
I am struggling with using usb adapter wifi for creating a wifi environment with raspberry pi, is there any way you can help me with this?
Thank you
Could you probably do a quick update on how to get the camera working? I was looking for such a solution to have a camera for my garage, but I'm not really able to get it working. It would be too awesome if you could do this quick update 🙏😁
Are you looking for a security solution for your garage with a camera? If so I made a video about motioneye which is something you might be interested in
@@NovaspiritTech you something similar to his. I already saw this. I have to cover 4 Corners and this you would fit my solution quite better
Can I run virtual here on my laptop and shadow pc while attaching a flight yoke on my laptop ? Please respond
Really cool project, but is there what kind of restrictions with VirtualHere software? It's not very clear from what I visited their home page.
*edit* Actually seemed to find the info. Apparently one USB connection to server and one port at time with the trial license. Paid license gets way, way more. Pricing actually didn't seem bad for ones needing more connections. I might try this on rpi.
This is cool. I have a few pi 0 w's. I am going to mess with this over the weekend.
I installed this on a rpizero wh and tried an usb drive, which is seen and can be accessed on a windows machine. BUT I can't mount it on pi itself ( lsusb lists it but not on blkid ) Is this normal ? Meaning we can't use usb drive while serving it via virtualhere ?
Will this device work with Windows 10?
Thinking of converting a USB mouse/keyboard and keypad to work with a living room gaming PC...... no wires from table to PC.
I followed the guide and plugged it into my 3D printer (Snapmaker A350) but the printer doesn't detect it as a USB device. Is there something else I have to do to get it to act as a USB over wifi so I can drag and drop files and get them on my printer?