Use tpcast with opencast for making any usb device wireless?

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Hi guys, do you know if tpcast through opencast can be used for making any usb device wireless?

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I remember looking into this before, this(HID Relay) might be worth checking out

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Thank you so much!

I was looking into this too:

It is used for the hardlight suit but it can be used probably for any usb peripheral

Setup Mini Router: (please familiarize yourself with the mini router docs that came with the mini router, or are available here: https://static.gl-inet.com/www/upload… Proceedure Plug in and power up mini router Connect to the mini router via Wi-Fi or LAN For Wi-Fi: Find Wi-Fi with SSID “GL-XXXXX-xxx” Password is goodlife (SSID and password also on bottom of router) For LAN: Just plug into LAN Port on Router Once connected to mini router Connect to http://192.168.8.1 with browser to setup router Update the firmware on mini router by going to Firmware then Upload Firmware Navigate to where you downloaded the VirtualHere “Server” image and install it (Next are excerpts from this site: https://www.virtualhere.com/hardware) The device will reboot and a WiFi network called CloudHub_xxxxxx (where xxxxxx is a unique number) will appear Join the network with your WiFi card on your client pc. (Default wifi password is: cloudhub66 ) Start the VirtualHere client and the CloudHub will automatically appear listed after 15-30 sec Plug the Hardlight Suit into the USB port on the mini router, making sure the Hardlight Suit has power (either battery pack or wall) It should show up in the VirtualHere Client You can now test the Hardlight Suit before proceeding, right click the HardLight Icon in the notifications area and select “Test Everything” Once the operation is confirmed, it’s time to put the mini router USB server on local Wi-Fi In the VirtualHere Client, right click on “CloudHub xxxxx” and select “Properties” Change the, “I want this CloudHub to be:” from “standalone” to “part of an existing network” Enter your local Wi-Fi credentials The Hardlight Suit should now show up in the VirtualHere Client when you are on your local network, wireless or wired. References: http://www.hardlightvr.com/setup/ https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-m… https://static.gl-inet.com/www/upload… https://www.virtualhere.com/hardware https://www.virtualhere.com/usb_clien… Additional Ideas: Wi-Fi USB dongle for direct connection to CloudHub (mini router) instead of using local Wi-Fi

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Are you still looking into getting a wireless input(controller/glove) to emulate Vive wand/vr input? I was going to suggest another option, but it sounds like you have the hardware, but the software(drivers) is the issue. I have a Bluefruit EZ-Key(keyboard over Bluetooth) but these are discontinued, an alternative to this is the Adafruit Feather.

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Yes, Thanks! the problem is the software since captoglove have not released yet a driver for steamvr support.

How can a Bluefruit EZ-Key and the Adafruit Feather have a glove input translated in steamvr?

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This would be for a DIY solution(glove with sensors/buttons), I wasn’t sure if you were referring to hardware you already had.

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But the problem is the software part, not the hardware

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Absolutely not because the tpcast powerbox which includes a minicomputer and SD flashed firmware ist bound to EDID of the Vive OG. That’s why there are different versions 4 vive and rift.
Opentpcast helps a lot generally but sadly not in that case.
But maybe the full virtualhere software could handle this because it virtualizes USB

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Thanks! So the idea that i found online of the person that made the hardlight vest wifi, could work.

Who knows if it would work also to make wifi the usb cable part of the pimax though there would still be the problem of making hdmi part of the cable of the pimax wifi…