I recently updated my computer to a laptop with only USB-C ports. I added a dongle to bring the controller’s USB-A to the machine which has resulted in the router slamming all the way to the left. At that point, I read on here that it is not advisable to use extensions or dongles.
Since that’s the case what USB-C cable can I use to connect to the controller? None of the ones I have around the shop work.
I never found a C-to-C cable that worked and is long enough. I think there might actually be a limit on the length for C-to-C data cables.
I plug mine cable into a USB-C hub / dongle with a USB-A port and have never had an issue.
The weirdest thing is that the USB cable ports on the HMC (I think I have that right) box are just a pass-through. They don’t actually do anything inside the box. So the setup already has what is effectively 2 extensions inside it.
In theory, we could have a single cable that goes all the way from the controller to the computer and bypasses the HMC, but I’m not sure.
Holy Mackerel!!!
I had the exact same problem off and on for the past two years (shooting to the far right corner at such velocity that it seemed like it was trying to leave the shop, and the occasional slamming to the near left. I was told by Inventables tech support that I SHOULD use a dongle and not use a different cord (!!)
I hired two different computer programmers to come out and look at the machine. they both made tweeks, and the problem seemed to be fixed for about a week or so before it happened again. Nearly impossible to replicate on demand.
I recently upgraded to a usb hub (first one would not work at all, so went with a high-end Dell), and usbc to usbc cord, and thus far no issues. That of course does not mean that the problem has been fixed, only that it hasn’t happened since the change.
NEVER in a million years would I have guessed that it was the cable/dongle (and neither did Inventables staff or the computer programmers).