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Acroname's USBHub3c industrial USB Hub (plus the PD Logger add-on feature) can generate and capture arbitrary Vendor-Defined Messages (VDMs), enabling scalable automated testing, debugging, configuration, and deployment of USB-C devices.
Faster Testing. Fewer Errors. No Cable Flipping Required.
USB-C is everywhere — powering laptops, phones, tablets, monitors, and more. It’s flexible and powerful, but with that comes complexity. If you’re managing production for USB-C devices, the challenge isn’t the port itself. It’s the testing.
One missed defect can lead to a return, a delay, or damage to your brand. And catching that defect after the product ships? That’s costly.
The real issue isn’t USB-C. It’s the outdated, manual testing methods most teams are still using.
One of the challenges of USB PD is that devices need to work correctly with any PD sources or sinks they might encounter. We frequently see shipped products that don't follow PD negotiations correctly. Testing your USB-powered device against a single charger is not enough!
The need for more efficient, space-saving, and simplified power solutions is rising in today's increasingly connected world. Many devices, especially in the industrial, medical, and consumer electronics markets, rely on AC/DC wall adapters for power.
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) sources need to support a broad range of power modes and sink devices. Be sure that your source can reliably handle any sink it might encounter.
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) is a convenient way to power a variety of devices. Since a USB PD sink device could be connected to any PD source, sinks need to work safely and correctly with any source they might encounter.
The USBHub3c by Acroname is an industrial USB-C hub that can emulate any PD source up to 100 W per port to test PD sink capabilities.
If you're looking for a guide to power delivery connector types, look no further. We're going to take a deep dive into the world of USB power delivery and explore different types of connectors. Different USB PD applications have different needs, so a USB-C PD connector will look a lot different from a USB 2 connector.
Acroname's USBHub3c Pro plus the right add-on software features becomes a comprehensive USB power delivery (USB-PD) testing rig. Build out your in-house USB-PD test lab and know what your devices are doing with complete control! Interactively debug or automate USB-PD validation testing. Read enough?
USB cables can be a huge headache. They're deceptively simple, with huge amounts of variation underneath the same broad categories — and that's not even touching on cables that are labeled incorrectly.
We're going to look at some of the top USB cable blunders that test engineers make: mistakes can seriously undermine your test results and render the data you get back useless. Of course, we'll also look at how to avoid these common pitfalls and share some technological advancements that can safeguard against human error and poorly labeled cables in your testing process.
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) is a crucial aspect of USB-C technology, allowing for faster charging and increased power delivery capabilities of up to 240 Watts! If you haven't checked out our blog on The USB-C Connection Statemachine, we recommend reading that first. When a USB-C connection is in an attached state, USB PD negotiation occurs between the source and sink devices, allowing for the negotiation of power delivery modes and values.