The versatile Beagle™ I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer is the ideal tool for the embedded engineer who is developing an I2C or SPI based product. The Beagle analyzer provides a high performance bus monitoring solution in a small, portable package. Perfect for engineers in the field and in the lab.
Total Phase has also expanded the functionality of the Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer by adding the ability to monitor the MDIO bus at up to 20 MHz.
Not sure which product is right for your needs? The Product Selector Guide provides a brief summary table of key features for each Total Phase product.
Comparison Chart: See how the Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer compares to other I2C analyzers on the market.
Key Features
Overview
- Non-intrusively monitor I2C up to 4 MHz
- Non-intrusively monitor SPI up to 24 MHz†
- Non-intrusively monitor MDIO up to 20 MHz (Clause 22 and Clause 45)
- Real-Time Data Capture and Display - Watch I2C, SPI, and MDIO packets as they occur on the bus.
- Bit-level timing down to 20 ns resolution.
- Fully Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X compatible
- Includes full function monitoring tools
- Low Cost
Detailed technical information about the
† Actual SPI capture performance is dependent on CPU speed and SPI bus throughput. 24 MHz SPI capture has been tested for typical applications (e.g., captures of a few hundred SPI packets). Depending on user configuration, the maximum achievable capture throughput for continuous streaming applications may be less than 24 MHz.
What is Included
Every unit comes complete with the following items:
Beagle I2C/SPI unit- (1) 6 foot USB A->B cable
- Software CD
- Windows USB Drivers
- Linux USB Hot Plug Configuration files
- Data Center Software
- Datasheets
- Documentation
Specifications
Non-intrusive capture I2C, SPI, and MDIO data
The Beagle analyzer has high-impedance inputs so it will
not affect the system under test and distort the results.
Simply attach the
Nearly Limitless Capture
Captured data is streamed via High-Speed USB directly to your computer. The amount of data captured is limited only by the amount of physical memory that is available on the machine.
Bit-Level timing
Not only can you get timings for an entire packet, it is also possible to get timing for each individual bit in the packet. The Beagle analyzer can return bit-level timing down to a 20 ns resolution.
High-Speed USB 2.0
The Beagle monitor is a bus-powered, High-Speed USB 2.0 device. This provides two major benefits. As a high speed device, all the data captured by the Beagle monitor are transferred to the test computer at 480 Mbps. As a bus-powered device, the Beagle monitor does not require a power adapter. This makes the Beagle monitor the ideal tool for engineers in the field. Just plug it into a High-Speed USB 2.0 port on your laptop and you are ready to go.
Low Cost
The
This low price means that it is immediately affordable for a company to provide every developer with their own analyzer.
The benefits of the Beagle analyzer's low cost are:
- Less time wasted because developers do not have to share analyzers or go to the lab to debug simple problems
- Shorter development cycles because developers can identify and fix problems quickly and easily
- Less wasted time means higher productivity
Future-Proof
The Beagle monitor is completely field-upgradable via USB. Total Phase is committed to improving the Beagle analyzer and making these improvements available to our customers free of charge. There are no yearly support contracts and no software update fees.
Updates will be available for download from our website's Downloads section.
You will never have to worry about being out of step with the latest software features. Software and firmware upgrades are always freely available in the Downloads section of this website.
Testimonials
Here is what some happy Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer customers had to say.
Share your success story too, email us at sales@totalphase.com.
"We design several modules for real-time functions, and link them to the control software through I2C. We ordered the Beagle I2C/SPI analyzer and got it up and running within a few minutes. Within five minutes of connecting to our application, we discovered that a problem we've been having was an out-of-sequence packet. Thank you for a great new tool."
"SDC Labs is involved in a lot of HDMI video projects, which includes working with EDID (Extended Display Identification Data). We utilize the Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer to monitor HDMI/DDC bus traffic and are very happy with its performance."
"The Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer has been an excellent tool for development and debugging. We use it to understand the communication between two ICs on our PCB and to confirm our code for both I2C and SPI. The Beagle analyzer is a very inexpensive tool, and for its ease of use, functionality, and value, I highly recommend it!"
Software
Data Center Software
The Data Center Software is the free software that is included with the Beagle™ USB 480 Protocol Analyzer. Everyone is welcome to download this software from the Total Phase website to allow for easy collaboration through the sharing of capture data files.
Features include:
- Capture and display I2C and SPI traffic in true real time with LiveDisplay™ technology
- Interactive filtering and searching in real time with LiveFilter™ and LiveSearch™ tools
- Packets data grouped in an expandable tree view format
MDIO Support
MDIO support is no longer available in version 3.00 of the Data Center software. Additionally, a few features from the previous version of the Data Center application will be temporarily unavailable as they are migrated to the new platform. If you require these features, please download version 2.20 of the Data Center application from the Data Center Product Downloads section.
Learn more about the Data Center Software.
Rosetta Language Bindings - Development API
- Develop custom solutions in C/C++, C#, VB, .NET, Python
- Custom parsing of proprietary protocols
- Clean API is well-documented and easy to integrate
- Fully Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X compatible
- Separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions are available for all three platforms
- Royalty-free API can be used without licensing fees
Learn more about Rosetta Language Bindings and the API.
Compatibility
The Beagle Protocol Analyzer was engineered from the very beginning to be a cross-platform device. The software and utilities for the Beagle Protocol Analyzer function on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X so that you can develop software for your preferred platform.
Windows
The software is officially supported on Windows XP (SP2 or later, 32-bit only), Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit), and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit).
Linux
The software has been designed for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 with kernel 2.6. Customers have reported successful operation with SuSE and Ubuntu distributions. Please be aware that there may be significant differences and idiosyncracies in the way that different distributions of Linux operate. As such, Total Phase may not be able to support your particular distribution of Linux. Support will be offered on a case-by-case basis.
Mac OS X
The software is supported on Intel versions of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard.
64-bit Support
The graphical software is offered as a 32-bit or 64-bit application on Windows and Linux, and only as 32-bit application on Mac OS X. Separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the API libraries are provided for all platforms to allow custom applications to be built for either architecture.
Prices
| Part Number | Description | Quantity | Unit Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| TP320121 | Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer - v2.00 | 1 | 300.00 |
| 10 | 285.00 | ||
| 25 | 270.00 | ||
| 50 | Call |
For a customized quote, please use our automated quote system.
For orders of 50 units or more, email us at Total Phase Sales.
Total Phase reserves the right to change the price without notice.
Please note that the price does not include sales tax, importation tariffs, duties, and other taxes. The customer is solely responsible for paying these fees. Your local distributor's price may differ from the suggested retail price because of importation taxes and fees.
Related Products
Downloads
|
USB Drivers (Windows)
V2.02
2009-11-18
|
|
USB drivers for the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter, Beagle Analyzers, and Cheetah Host Adapters. Ensure the drivers are installed before plugging in any Total Phase device. The Windows installer contains the 32-bit and 64-bit USB drivers. Refer to the device datasheet for more information regarding which versions of Windows are supported. Version 2.02 contains a minor update to the installer to support Windows 7, but uses the same USB drivers as version 2.00. |
|
USB Drivers (Linux)
V2.00
2008-07-18
|
|
USB drivers for the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter, Beagle Analyzers, and Cheetah Host Adapters. Ensure the drivers are installed before plugging in any Total Phase device. This package contains the configuration files for all Total Phase devices. Refer to README.txt and the datasheet for more details on how the Total Phase devices use the built-in USB drivers in Linux. |
|
Beagle Protocol Analyzer Datasheet
V3.09
2010-06-25
|
|
Complete datasheet for the Beagle analyzers, covering usage, programming, engineering notes. None |
|
Data Center Software
V4.30
2010-08-30
|
|
GUI Application for the Beagle analyzers Refer to the User's Manual for system requirements. |
|
Data Center Software User's Manual
V4.30
2010-08-30
|
|
User's manual for the Data Center Software None |
|
Beagle Software API and Shared Library
V3.09
2010-06-25
|
|
Rosetta Language Bindings - 32-bit and 64-bit Software API and Shared Library for C, C#, Python, .NET, VB.NET, and VB6 Please read the UPGRADE.txt in the package because some API calls have been changed. |
|
Beagle LabVIEW Driver (Windows)
V3.06
2009-02-16
|
|
Free, open-source 32-bit LabVIEW Driver for the Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer and the Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer. Installation instructions can be found in the README.txt file. None |
Request a Demo
Instant Quote
How to Buy
|
|
|
© 2010 Total Phase, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice | Site Map |
HOME | PRODUCTS | SOLUTIONS | SALES | SUPPORT | BLOG | COMPANY | CONTACT |