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No, USB over IP isn't necessarily the only option. Consider other alternatives that might suit your needs better.

No, USB over IP isn't necessarily the only option. Consider other alternatives that might suit your needs better.

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FuzzyMug
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08-08-2016, 08:43 AM
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I was planning a photogrammetry setup with about 50 cameras. I considered using USB over IP to transfer images to a computer. I found a video from an Intel360 event in San Diego in 2017 that seems to use this method, but I couldn’t pinpoint the exact product or if it’s similar. It appears they built their own enclosure, added USB over IP transmitters, and connected everything via a network switch. Am I approaching this correctly, or am I missing something important? Since all the USB over IP solutions I’ve seen online require both a transmitter and a receiver, it seems they likely needed receivers at each device along the network.
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08-08-2016, 08:43 AM #1

I was planning a photogrammetry setup with about 50 cameras. I considered using USB over IP to transfer images to a computer. I found a video from an Intel360 event in San Diego in 2017 that seems to use this method, but I couldn’t pinpoint the exact product or if it’s similar. It appears they built their own enclosure, added USB over IP transmitters, and connected everything via a network switch. Am I approaching this correctly, or am I missing something important? Since all the USB over IP solutions I’ve seen online require both a transmitter and a receiver, it seems they likely needed receivers at each device along the network.

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08-10-2016, 12:38 AM
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IP cameras seem to offer advantages over USB over IP.
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08-10-2016, 12:38 AM #2

IP cameras seem to offer advantages over USB over IP.

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EtAlien
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08-10-2016, 08:31 AM
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They’re likely just extensions. Using USB-IP is simple—just two computers are enough, no extra hardware needed. For this video, the main computer had a network link, while the remote camera stacks appeared on your screenshot.
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EtAlien
08-10-2016, 08:31 AM #3

They’re likely just extensions. Using USB-IP is simple—just two computers are enough, no extra hardware needed. For this video, the main computer had a network link, while the remote camera stacks appeared on your screenshot.

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08-13-2016, 11:29 AM
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They likely don’t use USB over IP, but the Pi packages camera data into a network stream for transmission.
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08-13-2016, 11:29 AM #4

They likely don’t use USB over IP, but the Pi packages camera data into a network stream for transmission.

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08-13-2016, 10:29 PM
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USB over ip could be plausible, can't see which canon model they're using but some support USB tethering where when connected to a PC you can view the live feed, edit settings, trigger a shot, automatically get the file transferred... They could be centralizing it but they could just as well be running custom software on the Pis to do the trigger/grabbing separately, who knows.
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08-13-2016, 10:29 PM #5

USB over ip could be plausible, can't see which canon model they're using but some support USB tethering where when connected to a PC you can view the live feed, edit settings, trigger a shot, automatically get the file transferred... They could be centralizing it but they could just as well be running custom software on the Pis to do the trigger/grabbing separately, who knows.

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