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USB-C-Switch Pro can log and decode USB Power Delivery messages inline between a real source and sink. That makes it useful for debugging charging behavior, cable capabilities, and negotiated power contracts without changing the basic source-sink interaction.This walkthrough uses a 100 W USB-C…

Not every USB-C test system needs multiple managed ports. Many manufacturing, validation and regression setups just need a single controlled USB-C link: one host, one device, with control over attach state, link behavior, power and recovery. USBHub3c is a good choice because it gives engineers…

EU Regulatory Update2026 March 27A New Reality for the Common ChargerThe European Union’s (EU) universal charging mandate is no longer a looming regulation; it is the daily reality of the electronics market. While smartphones and small electronics have been required to use USB-C for over a year,…

USB-C-Switch Pro scales and modernizes USB-C test environments BOULDER, Colorado / March 9, 2026 — Acroname announces USB-C-Switch Pro, a programmable USB-C switching platform designed to simplify and scale automated test and validation of USB4®, Thunderbolt™, and Extended Power Range (EPR)…

What stays the same, what's new, and when you need to change your scripts.The short answerUSB-C-Switch Pro (S110) extends USB-C-Switch (S85) to 240 W and 40 Gbps, and adds USB Power Delivery monitoring and injection, along with Ethernet, serial, and GPIO control.Existing USB-C-Switch users can swap…

USBExt3c simplifies deployment and management of USB-based collaboration systems across modern meeting environments BOULDER, Colorado / February 3, 2026 — Acroname announces the USBExt3c, the industry’s first managed USB-C extender, designed to simplify and scale bring-your- own-meeting (BYOM…

What a USB-C switch isUSB-C-Switch (S85) and USB-C-Switch Pro (S110) are managed USB-C switches, not hubs. Each creates a direct, bidirectional 1:1 connection between a common port and one of four mux ports. To connected devices, the active path behaves like a USB-C cable.There is no hub controller…

High-bandwidth peripheral sharing and host switchingThunderbolt and USB4 peripherals provide high data rates for pro workflows such as fast attached storage, multi-monitor docks, and studio audio interfaces.These devices typically support only a single host connection. Acroname’s USB-C-Switch Pro…

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How Twocanoes used Acroname’s raw API access to automate the "impossible" Mac DFU restore process.We recently sat down with Timothy Perfitt, founder of Twocanoes Software, to discuss how he built DFU Blaster — a tool for Mac Admins that automates the restoration of modern Macs. By combining his…