Which Tools Can I Use to Test and Analyze the Functions and Power Delivery of USB Type-C Cables?

Question from the Customer:

I am looking for a USB Type-C cable functional tester – I need to analyze the performance of the cable per specifications as well as power delivery. What recommendations do you have?

Response from Technical Support:

Thanks for your question! We recommend using two of our products: Advanced Cable Tester v2 and...

Using a Beagle USB Protocol Analyzer, How Do I Trigger and Capture Data?

Question from the Customer:

I am using the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer. I read through all the documentation, but could not find anything that fully explains how to enable triggers. Also, that feature is grayed out in the Data Center Software under Device Settings.

How do I enable the triggers? Also, can you tell me about the Digital I...

Which Tools Work Best for Emulating I2C MDIO Signals?

Question from the Customer:

I have been using the Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer for MDIO monitoring. However, now I need something to actually drive the bus with transactions to the PHY/switch. MDIO and MDC are open-drain signals, so anything that works with I2C should also be able to provide MDIO.

My question, does Total Phase have a GPIO ...

How Do I Set Up an Android so the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer Will Recognize it as the Host?

Question from the Customer:

How do I use the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer with an Android device?

With my current settings, the Data Center Software is not recognizing my tablet as a host. I'm using an OTG cable to let the tablet know it is a host. Communication with my USB device also works. The tablet keeps showing “host disconnecte...

How Do I Increase Write Size to an I2C EEPROM when Using the Flash Center Software?

Question from the Customer:

I have been using the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter with the Control Center Serial Software in batch mode. With the current project, I need to read/write several I2C EEPROMs, STMicro EEPROM M24C02-W, so I switched over to Flash Center Software for its speed in programming devices.

So far, with Flash Center Softwa...

Signs You Need to Check VBUS for the Root of Your USB Problem

When your USB system isn’t working as expected and you’re experiencing system failure or other unexplainable issues, it can be tough to pinpoint the root cause of the bug. While there are many possible reasons for abnormal behavior, one issue in particular may be overlooked, and that is having a bug on the USB VBUS. Before diving ...