Extending USB cable with Amphenol connector

<p> I need to connect a USB hub (see: <a class="wikilink" href="/connecting_basler_cameras_to_usb_hub/"> connecting basler cameras to usb hub </a> ) to a computer through a nice-looking interface that can be mounted on a panel. The first choice I found was an Amphenol connector, like <a href="https://nl.farnell.com/amphenol/ac-usb3-aa/usb-adapter-3-0-type-a-rcpt-rcpt/dp/2951359?st=usb3%20amphenol"> this </a> . </p> <ul> <li> First thing to take into account: It is a female/female connector, which means that the cable that goes from the computer to the connector must be a cable without twisting pairs. It took me a while to realize why the computer was failing to connect to a <a class="wikilink" href="/basler/"> Basler </a> ACE camera, thinking it was a USB2 instead of 3 connection. </li> <li> Second, even if using the proper cables, there is a significant data loss. With cables of 3m, the data loss can be up to 70~80%, with cables of 1m, it can be of up to 10~20%. </li> </ul> <p> The first issue is easy to solve, the second, however is hard to understand. If I extend the cable with a male/female extension cable, I have 0% data loss, meaning that the length of the cable is not the problem, but the connector itself is. </p> <p> I am testing something called a redriver (like <a href="https://www.ti.com/tool/USB-REDRIVER-EVM?keyMatch=USB%20REDRIVER&amp;tisearch=Search-EN-everything#descriptionArea"> this </a> ), which seems to have solved the problems: I connect the redriver to the Amphenol and the hub to the redriver. </p> <p> Even though the solution works, spending 100€ just to solve this non-crucial problem seems a bit too much. </p> <h2> Problem solved </h2> <p> We changed to the connectors from rs-electronics and it simply works! Either <a href="https://nl.rs-online.com/web/p/usb-connectors/1750149/"> this </a> or <a href="https://nl.rs-online.com/web/p/usb-connectors/9160224/"> this </a> . </p> <p> Filed under: <a class="wikilink" href="/dispertech/"> Dispertech </a> </p>