Product category:
Networking Hardware
News Release from: Saelig Company | Subject: ASRB-USB
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 November 2007
Gateway module puts USB devices on
Ethernet
Featuring simple setup implementation, this USB-to-Ethernet gateway module is built on WIZnet's W3150A+ high-stability high-reliability fully hard-wired TCP/IP stack chip.
The ASRB-USB is a novel UHC122-based USB host board with built-in ARM7 controller for quickly and easily network-enabling USB devices such as printers or barcode scanners Featuring simple setup implementation, this USB-to-Ethernet gateway module is built on WIZnet's W3150A+ high-stability high-reliability fully hard-wired TCP/IP stack chip
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With its USB Type A connector socket, ASRB- USB acts as a USB 2.0 Full Speed (12Mbit/s) host, so it can connect to USB device peripherals like barcode readers, printers etc.
The autosensing 10/100Mbit/s Ethernet interface supports DHCP, so users can network-enable USB printers, scanners and storage devices.
The RoHS-compliant and 5V-powered ASRB-USB converts legacy USB devices into network-enabled devices, overcoming the 5m USB cable length limitation.
Out-of-the-box, the ASRB-USB supports USB printers, but other USB peripherals such as USB HDD (mass storage) and scanners can be accommodated by making small changes to the supplied source code.
Network information is acquired from the server by the ASRB-USB, communicating with the internal configuration tool, and enumerating and manipulating the data.
Data from the network are then transparently transferred to and from the USB device.
The ASRB-USB's Ethernet RJ45 connector can also be used for firmware upgrades.
The ASRB-USB comes complete with power supply for a one-off price of US $91.15.
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