user55249: So I understand the USB cable consists of VCC, GND and Data+, Data-.

Is it possible to connect an MPU-6050 gyro to these 4 pins, especially data+/-, and still receive them normally through the SCL/SDA pins on the Arduino?
The goal is to make an input piece modular by having an USB out at it while having an USB in at the Arduino.
Here is a basic visualization:  


user13432: Execellent non-Arduino question about I2C cable so the answer is also non-Arduino. I recommend the following Hackaday blog. https://hackaday.com/2017/02/08/taking-the-leap-off-board-an-introduction-to-i2c-over-long-wires/. You can find a more theoretical model in https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/technical-articles/I2C-Cabling.pdf
Basically yes you can use cables. Different cables have different level of capacitance per meter. This will reduce the maximum frequency and may also require adjustment of the pull-up resistors. 
Cheers!
BW: "nihil novi sub sole": This question has been asked before, https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143337.0

55249: <p>So I understand the USB cable consists of VCC, GND and Data+, Data-.</p>

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<p>Is it possible to connect an MPU-6050 gyro to these 4 pins, especially data+/-, and still receive them normally through the SCL/SDA pins on the Arduino?</p>

<p>The goal is to make an input piece modular by having an USB out at it while having an USB in at the Arduino.</p>

<p>Here is a basic visualization:  </p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PksvD.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/PksvD.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
 13432: <p>Execellent non-Arduino question about I2C cable so the answer is also non-Arduino. I recommend the following Hackaday blog. <a href="https://hackaday.com/2017/02/08/taking-the-leap-off-board-an-introduction-to-i2c-over-long-wires/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://hackaday.com/2017/02/08/taking-the-leap-off-board-an-introduction-to-i2c-over-long-wires/</a>. You can find a more theoretical model in <a href="https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/technical-articles/I2C-Cabling.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.analog.com/media/en/technical-documentation/technical-articles/I2C-Cabling.pdf</a></p>

<p>Basically yes you can use cables. Different cables have different level of capacitance per meter. This will reduce the maximum frequency and may also require adjustment of the pull-up resistors. </p>

<p>Cheers!</p>

<p>BW: "nihil novi sub sole": This question has been asked before, <a href="https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143337.0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=143337.0</a></p>
