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These white papers present in-depth discussion and analysis into specific aspects of embedded systems applications and how Total Phase tools can help engineers improve the development process and reduce development time.

USBFireWire.com is a design and build manufacturer of computer cables and custom cable assemblies that include USB, FireWire, Ethernet, HDMI, and waterproof power cables and connectors. USBFireWire works alongside engineers across various industries to help design and build made-to-fit cables that address their clients’ cable requirements. Learn how they use the Advanced Cable Tester v2 to quickly and easily perform quality control testing during the development and manufacturing processes.

 

Crestron Electronics is a global leader in workplace technologies across numerous industries. Some of Crestron's products incorporate USB and HDMI cables within the product designs, and with the company’s commitment to quality, they focus on testing each individual component and verify each finished good meets their rigorous standards. During this stage, Crestron had formerly observed inconsistencies in product performance that were linked to poorly performing cables. By using the Advanced Cable Tester v2, their team was able to comprehensively test cables to help distinguish quality cables that could be integrated into the final product.

 

Convergence Instruments is a global designer and producer of affordable, high-performance solutions for data acquisition and analysis. One of their products, the Acoustic Camera ACAM_64, is a composite USB device that includes multiple interfaces with their own descriptor information. To ensure that all three interfaces worked together properly and could be serviced by the MCU without timing issues, they utilized the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer in all development phases including testing, debugging, and final validation.

 

AVADirect Custom Computers creates and provides cutting-edge, tailored-made custom computing solutions for their customers. One customer, a major forklift manufacturer, came to AVADirect for help with designing and building a custom computing solution for their virtual reality-specific forklift simulator. Learn how AVADirect integrated the Komodo CAN Duo Interface into their setup to translate the forklift movements and CAN data over to a PC that ran the training simulation software.

 

Cyber Security Technology Foundation, or CySecTech, is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping bring trust into the cyberworld. They provide consumers with reliable reviews of online-purchased cables that are independent, free of conflict of interest, backed by scientific data, and accessible to the public for free.  Learn how this organization uses the Advanced Cable Tester v2 to thoroughly test USB and HDMI cables purchased through online retailers and displays those test results through their TrueTesting site.

 

USB Type-C is the newest, most powerful USB port to date, but full adoption will take time. Increased use of Type-C Legacy Adapters will require complete testing to verify safety and performance. Total Phase offers the Advanced Cable Tester v2, which allows users to test and verify the Adapter’s performance without the cost or time of a custom solution. The purpose of this whitepaper is to review best practices for testing the suitability and quality of these Adapters.

 

The R&D team at an interconnect solutions manufacturing company relies on quality control testing to ensure their high-performing cable assemblies operate properly. This team has previously performed functional testing on their product to determine quality, but it was often unreliable and didn't provide visibility into any errors and their sources. Learn how this team uses the Advanced Cable Tester v2 to create a more efficient and reliable cable testing regimen on their production line.

 

The Beagle USB 5000 v2 SuperSpeed Protocol Analyzer provides real-time interactive capture and analysis of USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 traffic. Learn how Cosemi Technologies, a leading provider in innovative, high-speed connectivity solutions, uses this tool to easily uncover USB transmission errors and streamline their quality-control testing on their USB cables.

 

The Advanced Cable Tester v2 can not only verify the quality of cables produced within factories, it is also a perfect tool for incoming quality control of third-party cables. See how an infrastructure team within a Fortune 500 company improved the reliability of their mobile test farm using this tool.

 

For years, EMF has pioneered analytic tools to provide developers special insight into current embedded technologies trends. In this paper, EMF discusses the various factors that have influenced comparing and selecting protocol analyzers and other tools within the embedded industry in recent years using data-backed research. Learn how Total Phase's tools are at the top of the list.

 

Many products use USB, but have you ever considered there may be a critical security vulnerability lurking in your USB stack? This article walks you through an example product that could be broken using electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI) to perform this attack without even removing the device enclosure, and uses the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer in the process.

 

The times are changing. The evolution of both SPI and I2C protocols has increased demands for better tools to debug newer features including the need for remote- and network-equipped Test & Measurement equipment, for both engineering and production environments. Learn about what tools you are going to need in your toolbox to keep up with the trends.  

 
USB in the Real World training

This training, presented by Alan Ott of Signal 11 Software at the 2014 Embedded Linux Conference is a great introduction for developers new to USB. Learn the basics of USB structure, syntax and the application of USB to your project. The presentation also includes sample code for USB host/device setup, and  instructions to use a Protocol Analyzer to measure performance and debug.

 
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 Developers have long sought a solution that offers the real-time insight into USB bus activities required for effective debugging, coupled with custom class decoding to enable visibility into early development or proprietary protocol classes. In this case study, MCCI Corporation demonstrates how they used the Total Phase USB Beagle 480 Protocol Analyzer and Data Center application coupled with their own custom application to decode their protocol of interest (RNDIS) to meet their advanced debugging needs.
 

PHYs are a crucial part of all SuperSpeed USB analyzers as they perform the critical role of decoding and deserializing the analog signals. These solutions typically fall into two categories: USB 3.0 compliant PIPE-based solutions, or non-compliant, generic deserializers.

 

Enhancing productivity is within reach with true real-time Protocol Analyzers. Coupling a blazing USB 3.0 downlink with the ability to begin debug sessions as soon as the "Start Capture" button is pressed enables a level of speed, scope, and precision not previously possible with any Protocol Analyzer. Real-time, interactive analysis allows developers to spend less time waiting for data, and more time on actual application development.

 

Signal probing techniques have become more complex as a result of the wide adoption of high-speed serial bus technologies, including USB, PCI Express, SAS, and SATA. With the technical challenges present from rapid increases in bus speeds, developers need to use active repeaters to probe high-speed signals. This article provides an overview of protocol analyzers and explores the probing design techniques used in today's high-speed protocol analysis solutions.

 

This article will explore methods to quickly identify common problems that engineers may experience when developing a USB application. By using a USB protocol analyzer to provide visibility into the USB traffic, engineers can reduce development time and simplify the troubleshooting and debugging process.

  

At Cornell University, in the Autonomous Underwater Vehicle program, the Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer was used extensively to help the students design and debug a passive acoustic array.

 

 

The Space and Systems Development Laboratory (SSDL) at Stanford University created the KatySat program to encourage K-12 students to pursue careers in science and technology. SSDL partnered with Total Phase to provide tools necessary for the project.

 

 

The complexity of the USB protocol increases the difficulty in identifying problems. USB protocol analyzers provide visibility into the raw USB traffic, allowing developers to quickly and efficiently identify problems.