Rena Ayeras

Description: Rena C. Ayeras is a writer, editor and blogger with a technical background: test, development, and managing and training technicians. Recognizing the value of the guidelines, reports and articles she wrote as an engineer; she chose to focus on those contributions and moved over to technical writing, and has since branched out to marcom and blogging. BSIT. Member of IEEE.

Email: r.c.ayeras@technology-writer.com

Posts by Rena Ayeras:

When monitoring data on the USB bus, how do I tell which data is from the host computer and which is from the device under test?

Question from the Customer:
I’m using the Beagle USB 480 Power Protocol Analyzer - Standard Edition to monitor data between devices and the host computer. Looking at the data transactions in the block view of the Data Center Software, I see “IN” and “OUT” transaction types – does that tell me the direction of the data flow?

Response...

How do I adjust the timing between slave select and the first clock for SPI frames?

Question from the Customer:

I am using the Promira Serial Platform to communicate on my SPI bus. I want to send SPI frames at 10 MHz and I would like to play with the time between the slave select (SS) line and the first clock (CLK) slope. For example, I want to send the same SPI frame with various SS to CLK times.

Is that possible? How would I...

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To Run a High Stress Test, How Can I Best Generate Traffic on Multiple I2C and SPI Buses?

Question from the Customer:
I have a new network device. To fully stress test its performance, I need to drive a lot of traffic on multiple buses. I’m considering your Promira Serial Platform. Can I easily control multiple Promira platforms from one computer? Which software applications should I use and how many Promira platforms can be manag...

How Can the Promira Serial Platform's GPIO be Used as Data Lines for non-SPI Devices?

Question from the Customer:
We’re considering purchasing the Promira Serial Platform with SPI Active - Level 1 Application. We like the USB connectivity, Labview support, and adjustable voltage features - now we have some questions about GPIO.

Can we use GPIOs on Promira as data lines?
Our application is not SPI; we are looking for one CLK o...

Tips and Options to Capture and View Data with a Beagle Protocol Analyzer

Question from the Customer:

I have a project where I need to compare the temperatures of two separate devices in the same environment. I’m looking to use the Beagle I2C/SPI Protocol Analyzer to collect and plot the data. How can I best capture and view the data?

Response from Technical Support:

Thank you for your questions! You can easily...

How Do I Sequence the Komodo CAN Duo Interface API Commands to Properly De-initialize a Device on the CAN Bus so that I Can Easily Re-initialize it Later?

Question from the Customer:

I have a Komodo CAN Duo Interface and I could use your help. I have a function that does de-initialization. I see km_close() returns 1 instead of KM_OK. Is this expected? What does the return value of 1 tell me?

Also, I’m trying to figure out what the proper sequence for de-initializing everything -- open, acquire, ...

Data streaming 32-bit words, what are the options - queuing four 8-bit words or one 32-Bit word?

Question from the Customer:

I am working on a project with data streaming blocks of 10 32-bit words. From what I can tell using the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter, I can only send 8-bit words 40 times. How can I change the Cheetah adapter set up to meet my requirements?

Response from Technical Support:

Thanks for your question! The Cheetah adapter...

How Do I Set Up the Aardvark Host Adapter for I2C Slave mode?

Question from the Customer:

I’m an intern working on my first project, analyzing the controls and performance of a robotics arm (for manufacturing) – can you help me get started? I need to use your Aardvark I2C/Host Adapter in slave mode. I’ll also be using the Control Center Software – what do I need to do?

Response from Technical Suppo...

How Do You Monitor and Analyze an Embedded USB Device Without Signal Degradation?

Question from the Customer:

I’m using the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer to troubleshoot an embedded device. What’s the best way to capture the signals? The device is embedded in a system with a complicated cable setup. To avoid signal degradation, my thought is tapping off the D+/D- lines:

Soldering wires to the D+/D- lines of my devic...