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A New Law for a Common ChargerStarting December 28, 2024, the European Union will require that many consumer electronics — including phones, tablets, cameras, headphones, and handheld game consoles — use USB-C as the standard port for wired charging. Laptops will follow in spring 2026.This…

USB3 Vision cameras are an ideal choice for many industrial computer vision applications due to their high performance, low cost, and extensive software support.  However, cable length is limited to 3-5 m for passive USB cables. The Acroname USBExt3c  extends that length to 100 m,…

A new paradigm of testing created a low-maintenance, high-throughput, scalable automated test-system ABSTRACTAdoption and integration of USB-C chargers and hubs in automotive applications is driving a need for an updated approach to production tests due to USB-C’s connector density, high…

How to Automate USB-C Monitor and Dock Testing with Industrial USB HubsDevices with integrated USB-C hubs — such as monitors, docks, and KVMs — must support a broad range of USB power and data modes. Validation and testing of these devices is challenging due to the number and variety of ports, the…

Introduction This case study presents how an automotive supplier was able to automate firmware and OS provisioning and End-of-Line (EOL) functional final assembly testing using Acroname industrial USB hubs and switches and their USB Host switching features.  This automation resulted in…

Multi-hosting on an Industrial USB HubIn modern manufacturing environments, devices often rely on local USB storage for configuration and firmware updates, data logging, and backup. It is often necessary to update or process this data by connecting the drives to another host, usually by manually…

Kentigen, one of Acroname's partners supporting the test market in Europe, used MTM to solve a months-old problem of testing final assemblies for an automative infotainment system. Spoiler: Kentigen used MTM's modularized, miniaturized, and low-cost instrumentation as the heart of its system…