Re: [pyusb-users] Read Remote USB

[chris c. <cl...@gm...>]

On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Heilan Percio O M Cardoso <
hei...@ho...> wrote:

> I have a ACS 122 U NFC reader connect in my computer and I need to read
> this device.
> The problem is : My application is running on a cloud. So I need to read
> USB ports remotely.
>
> Is it possible to read a USB port remotely ? How can I do this?
>


Simple answer is no, this is an application issue and not related to pyUSB.
I'd recommend asking on a general Python mailing list. That being said, the
two options that I can think of off the top of my head are:

1) remote access to NFC reader from cloud (i.e. pull)
2) NFC reader machine contacts cloud application (i.e. push)

For #1 you would design a proxy server in your application OR use an off
the shelf generic option like RPyC https://pypi.python.org/pypi/rpyc. I've
used RPyC as a simple proxy solution for other libraries and it does what
it says it does.

Either way you will want to ensure the communication line is secured
somehow!