The USB 480 Protocol Analyzer
is a low cost, non-intrusive High-speed USB 2.0 bus
monitor that now includes real-time USB class-level
decoding.
The
analyzer is capable of capturing, displaying, and
filtering high-speed USB bus-states and traffic in
real-time with timing at 16.7 ns resolution and comes
complete with software and royalty-free API. Thanks to
an on-board 64 MB buffer, sustained bursts of 480 Mbps
traffic can be captured with no loss of data.
Features
Non-intrusively
monitor High-speed USB 2.0 (up to 480
Mbps)
Real-time USB
class-level decoding with the
Data Center Software
Two capture
modes: real-time and delayed-download
High-speed USB
chirp detection
Robust
automatic speed detection
Hardware-based
packet suppression
Digital inputs
and outputs for synchronizing with
external logic
Detect
suspend/resume events and unexpected
signals
Free software
and API available
Fully Windows,
Linux, and Mac OS X compatible
What is Included
Every unit comes complete with the following items:
USB 480 Protocol Analyzer unit
(1) 6 foot USB A->B cable
(1) 1 foot USB A->B cable
(1) 1.5 foot Mini-DIN 9 Digital I/O cable
Software CD
Windows USB Drivers
Linux USB Hot Plug Configuration files
Data Center Software
Datasheets
Documentation
Specifications
Real-time capture and delayed-download
capture
The USB 480 Protocol Analyzer has two
different capture modes: real-time capture and delayed-download capture. The
real-time capture mode allows developers to see all the high-speed data over
USB as it happens. As the data is streamed in real-time, the capture size is
only limited by the amount of RAM available on the analysis computer.
The delayed-download capture can be very useful in
certain situations, such as when the USB 480 Protocol Analyzer is on
the same high-speed bus as the target device. In these configurations, the analyzer is able to consume minimal USB bandwidth so that it does not
obscure problems that occur only when the target is operating at the full
USB bandwidth.
USB Class-Level Decoding
Real-time USB class-level decoding in the
Data Center
Software is available with the USB 480 Protocol Analyzer
High-Speed USB Chirp Detection
The USB 480 Protocol Analyzer can capture and
display the K and J chirp patterns used in high-speed speed negotiations.
Automatic Speed Detection
The USB 480 Protocol Analyzer is able to
robustly and reliably detect the correct speed of the USB data it is
monitoring.
Hardware-based packet suppression
A hardware input filter is available to suppress
packets in order to reduce the amount of data captured. The filter can
remove empty packet pairs such as IN/NAK and PING/NAK pairs.
Digital I/O for synchronizing
To assist in identifying problems, the USB
480 Protocol Analyzer provides four digital inputs that allow users to
capture additional hardware events in-line with the captured USB data from
the target device.
Four digital outputs are available to provide for
synchronization of the analyzer with scopes and logic analyzers.
These digital outputs are able to match patterns in the captured data as
well as idle bus states.
Detect Bus Events and Unexpected Signals
The USB 480 Protocol Analyzer can
intelligently detect suspend and resume events as well as unexpected signals
on the bus.
Packet-Level Timing
Get packet-level timing with 16.67 ns resolution.
Low Cost
This low price means that it is immediately
affordable for a company to provide every developer with their own analyzer.
The benefits of the 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 monitor is completely field-upgradable
via USB. We are committed to improving the USB analyzer and
making these improvements available to our customers free of charge. There
are no yearly support contracts and no software update fees.
Data Center Software
The
Data Center
Software is the free software that is included with the USB 480
Protocol Analyzer. Everyone is welcome to download this software from the
our website to allow for easy collaboration through the sharing of
capture data files.
Features include:
Capture and display USB 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
Rosetta Language Bindings - Development
API
The full power of the analyzer is available
for custom software applications through a free and royalty-free API.
Developers have access to the same API that is used by the Data Center
Software. Full functionality is available for automated test suites,
production test fixtures, and more.
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
Royalty-free API can be used without licensing
fees
Compatibility
The Protocol Analyzer was engineered from the
very beginning to be a cross-platform device. The software and utilities for
the 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 10.4 Tiger and 10.5 Leopard.
64-bit Support
The software will run on 64-bit Windows, Linux, and
Mac OS X systems as a 32-bit application.
Downloads
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Summary
Details
USB Drivers (Windows) Version: 2.02
Date: 2009-11-18
USB drivers for the I2C/SPI Host Adapter,
Analyzers, and Host Adapters. Ensure the drivers are installed before
plugging in our 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) Version: 2.00
Date: 2008-07-18
USB drivers for the I2C/SPI Host Adapter,
Analyzers, and Host Adapters. Ensure the drivers are installed before
plugging in our device.
This package contains the configuration files for all our devices. Refer to README.txt and the datasheet for more details on how our devices use the built-in USB drivers in Linux.
