Support Question of the Week: How Do I Configure Conditions for a USB Protocol Analyzer to Capture Data and Stop when Errors Occur?

I plan to run a design verification tests (DVT) for long periods. For part of the DVT, I'll need to continue running the test and capture data as errors occur. For another part of the DVT, I'll need to capture data and stop running the test when an error occurs. Which USB protocol analyzer do you recommend, and how can I run and capture the data...

Support Question of the Week: Did You Know You Can Batch Program I2C Memory Devices With the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter and Total Phase Software?

You can batch program devices using the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter and any of the following applications: the Control Center Software, the Flash Center Software or the Aardvark Software API. Following is a summary of the example provided in our latest knowledge base article, Programming I2C EEPROM using Aardvark Adapter and Control Center B...

Support Question of the Week: How Can I Make Third Party Open Source Software Work with the Komodo CAN Duo Interface?

I am developing an interface for a planter that is connected to a tractor with a display monitor via CAN bus. For the agricultural industry, I found an open source program (ISOAgLib) that could work with for this, but that program was created for a different device. We already have and use the Komodo interfaces - can I use the Komodo API to hav...

Support Question of the Week: How Can I Use a Single SPI Host Adapter to Control SPI Devices with Different Bitrates and Command Lengths?

I have two different SPI devices and I need to transmit two different command settings. Because of the separate SS (slave select) signal pins, it looks like a Cheetah host adapter should work with this.
The two SPI devices that I intend to control with the Cheetah adapter have different command lengths:

SS1 requires a 72-bit command
SS2 require...

Support Question of the Week: How do I Configure the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter For a Half-Duplex 3-wire SPI Slave Device?

I plan to use the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter for a half-duplex 3-wire SPI slave device. Can the Cheetah adapter be configured to interface with a 3-wire SPI? Is there anything special I would need to do?

Thanks for your question! The Cheetah SPI Host Adapter can be used with 3-wire SPI slave devices. Although it refers to the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host...

Support Question of the Week: How Do I Communicate to the Komodo CAN Duo Interface with a Graphical IDE other than LabVIEW?

I am trying to communicate to the Komodo CAN Duo Interface device using the Keysight VEE software - a graphical IDE that is similar to National Instrument's LabVIEW. VEE cannot import in "enum" types. There is a Komodo LabVIEW Driver for the Komodo devices and VEE is similar to LabVIEW . My question - can Komodo software be modified to work wi...

Support Question of the Week: How Can I Use the Cheetah SPI Host Adapters to Control SPI Devices with Different Bitrates and Command Lengths?

I have two different SPI devices and I need to transmit two different command settings. Because of the separate SS (slave select) signal pins, it looks like the Cheetah host adapter should work with this:

Using the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter for the SPI Interface. The two SPI devices that I intend to control with the Cheetah adapter have differen...

Support Question of the Week: With a USB Protocol Analyzer, What is the Fastest and Most Accurate Way to Capture USB 2.0 Bus Data for a Sales Transaction?

I need to capture USB 2.0 bus data between a scanner and computer. The information is scanned from a coupon, and then OCR (optical character recognition) is applied to identify the information on that coupon - the amount to deduct from the purchase price. Currently, the process is slow and the result of the scan is not always accurate - the coup...

Support Question of the Week: How Do I Clear the Saturated Buffer When Using the Komodo CAN Duo Interface?

I am using a Komodo CAN Duo Interface with the LabVIEW software and Komodo LabView Drivers (VI). I write a packet, and when I read the bus, the packet I am looking for has already been sent by the other node - I miss reading it. The loop works fine for two iterations before this fault occurs.

This behavior suggests a buffer is overloaded and n...

Support Question of the Week: How do I Control the SPI Slave Responses from an Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter that is in SPI Slave Mode?

I am using the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter in the SPI Slave mode. How can I specify multiple responses for the Aardvark to return, such that each packet returns a different response?

To provide some background, the delay between bytes in my application is short enough that the Aardvark adapter can only echo what is reads from MOSI after the f...