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Signs You Need to Check in the VBUS for the Root of Your USB Problem

When your USB system isn’t working as expected and you’re experiencing system failure or other unexplainable issues, it can be tough to pinpoint the root cause of the bug. While there are countless...

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How Do I Increase Write Size to an I2C EEPROM when Using the Flash Center...

Question from the Customer: I have been using the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter with the Control Center Serial Software in batch mode. With the current project, I need to read/write several I2C...

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How Do I Set Up an Android so the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer Will...

Question from the Customer: How do I use the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer with an Android device? With my current settings, the Data Center Software is not recognizing my tablet as a host. I'm...

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Which Tools Work Best for Emulating I2C MDIO Signals?

Question from the Customer: I have been using the Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer for MDIO monitoring. However, now I need something to actually drive the bus with transactions to the PHY/switch. MDIO...

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Using a Beagle USB Protocol Analyzer, How Do I Trigger and Capture Data?

Question from the Customer: I am using the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer. I read through all the documentation, but could not find anything that fully explains how to enable triggers. Also, that...

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Which Tools Can I Use to Test and Analyze the Functions and Power Delivery...

Question from the Customer: I am looking for a USB Type-C cable functional tester – I need to analyze the performance of the cable per specifications as well as power delivery. What recommendations do...

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Is Ground Electrically Isolated From the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter when I...

  Question from the Customer: I understand the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter comes with the option of using either an external power supply or the Cheetah adapter (with power from the USB bus I assume) to...

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How Can I Best Update the Aardvark Software API to Promira Software API When...

Question from the Customer: I recently purchased the Promira Serial Platform to replace the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter. I am trying to “hand over” the Aardvark Software API code to the Promira...

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What is the Best Software to Use with the Komodo CAN Solo Interface to Read...

Question from the Customer: I am using the Komodo CAN Solo Interface with Komodo GUI Software to run a CAN module from a Linux host system. I am sending data through the General CAN Mode.  My concern...

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Auto update - a week for A2B

We just spent a week in Detroit and as you'd expect, the trip had an automotive focus. I started this trip off by coming in a day early to spend a little time getting to know the area and learn a...

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Protocol Analyzer: Must Know the Advantages for Embedded Systems

Embedded systems engineers use a variety of skills and tools to build and program products that contain embedded computing systems. Along with coding software, software debugging programs, and...

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How Can I Use the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter to Verify the Communication...

Question from the Customer: I could use some pointers on getting started with the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter. I’m implementing an I2C communication between two PCs, each PC connected to an Aardvark...

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3 Ways to Improve Your Artificial Intelligence Programming

When most people think about artificial intelligence, they think of the smart robotic assistants we see portrayed in science fiction films - the kind that can bring you a drink, carry a conversation,...

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Which Mechanism and Tool Do I Need to Write to an SPI EEPROM?

Question from the Customer: I am starting to use Promira Serial Platform with the Promira Software API I2C/SPI Active. The spi_eeprom command does not specify what data should be written - I need to...

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Embedded Systems Found in Football

It’s that time of the year again – football season. We’re talking about American Football and Football as known by the rest of the world (aka Soccer), some of the most watched sports games in the...

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How Can I Integrate the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter in an Automated Test to...

Question from the Customer: I am developing a production line functional test that requires programming a part. The test software launches the programming software and then prompts the test operator...

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Why We Love Embedded Systems Engineers

Embedded systems engineers (ESEs) can be some of the most talented people we meet. On top of the rich educational background and skill set of an embedded systems engineer, which includes expertise in...

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What Are the Details of the Software Arguments when Reading I2C Data Using...

Question from the Customer: I am running tests with the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter using the Aardvark API Software. I have a question about the API Master Write-Read command aa_i2c_write_read. I...

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7 Tools Everyone in the Embedded Systems Industry Should Be Using

For those unfamiliar, an embedded system is a combination of computer hardware and software. Like all computers, embedded systems run on a hardware platform that is built around a microcontroller or a...

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What You Need to Know About the Switching Frequency and Duty Cycles when...

Question from the Customer: I’m looking into used your Promira Serial Platform as a QSPI master to communicate with our chip. Before I get started, I’d to know these capabilities with the Promira...

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