long USB cable for realsense D435i?

[mj000111111]

Hallo,

I have intel realsense D435i. how can I work with long USB cable with this camera. As default cable is too short for our application. is there any recommendations for cable that works perfectly with this camera? is there any link for germany, where we can buy this cable? what are the other options for long USB cable?

thanks.

[MartyG]

My usual personal recommendation for a supplier is Newnex, as they produce industrial-grade USB cables and extender equipment. That recommendation is mainly based on the video below, which shows proof that their products work with the 400 Series cameras.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLQgR1jT04M

They are not inexpensive though, so RealSense users like to have the option of lower-cost alternatives to investigate.

For a German parts supplier who have strongly supported RealSense for years, you could try an Intel Authorized Distributor company called Rutronik.

https://www.rutronik24.de/

Another user-recommended alternative to Newnex is a cable by OCP, which is available in lengths between 1m and 5m.

https://www.ocp.com/product/62-00214/

A top-quality supplier in the UK who has been trading for decades and who stock USB-C cables is RS Components.

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=i/usb-c

https://uk.rs-online.com/web/c/?sra=oss&r=t&searchTerm=usb+type+c

[mj000111111]

thank you for the quick answer.

can it be reliable to use with any other USB 3.0 cable like this as I found it on github realsense answers.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HF0YGCK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

thanks.

[MartyG]

As a rule, I do not recommend cables that have not been shown to work (like in the Newnex video) or have not been recommended by other RealSense users who confirm that it worked for them. This is because using your own choice of cable can be a lottery regarding whether it will work. USB-C cables especially can have quality issues. RealSense cameras often transmit a large volume of data along the USB cable and are sensitive to the state of the USB port, so cable quality is important.

If the cable that you linked to was recommended on the GitHub by another RealSense user then it may be worth considering getting it.

[mj000111111]

thank you for your detailed answer.

this cable looks good,  

https://www.ocp.com/product/62-00214/

but its outside Germany.

also,  in

https://www.rutronik24.de/ I could not find anything on this link(only 1 m length available).

is this type of extension works(5 m), https://www.proshop.de/USB-Kabel/Pro-USB-30-Extension-Active-AA-5m/2466747?

[MartyG]

Again, it comes down to cable quality. I would not expect an ordinary cheap USB cable to work with the camera beyond 2 m length. A long, high quality USB cable often costs a lot more, unfortunately.

For a full list of Intel Authorized Distributor companies that support Germany, please visit the link below and select 'Germany' from the drop-down menu of countries.

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner/where-to-buy/overview.html

[mj000111111]

I checked all, and no one has 5 m USB 3.0 A-C cable.

[MartyG]

An example of the typical price range of a proper USB-C cable of 4.6 m length was this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tether-Tools-USB-USB-C-orange/dp/B0794B1SDR/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=usb+c+15ft&qid=1557493905&s=computers&sr=1-7

[mj000111111]

thank you. I will search is there any 3/4 m cable available that works good or with extension.

[MartyG · Accepted solution]

All the cables I know of that have been recommended by users as working with RealSense were given above in my first comment of this discussion. So I do not have any other recommendations that I can add.

As Newnex have proven in their YouTube video that their cables work with RealSense, I would give priority consideration to those products. They have a 5 m cable for a similar price ($45 USD) to the Amazon link above. Please visit the link below and click on the '5m' option on the page (underneath the 'Length' heading) to show the 5m price.

https://www.ntcdistributing.com/usb-3-1-type-c/a-to-c/usb-3-1-a-male-to-c-male-cable/

[mj000111111]

It cost 100 euro when come to Germany.😅

[MartyG]

I searched European retailers very deeply but was unable to find a Germany-only source that could supply a 5 m USB-C cable. I am sorry.