Q: I'm using a Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer to monitor some USB data from a mouse. When I plug in the device and run a capture, the timestamps don't always show up in chronological order. Is there a function I can use in Data Center Software so that I can view the transactions in chronological order?

Hello from Total Phase! We are eagerly awaiting the start of Day 2 of the Design West Expo in San Jose, CA. Thanks to everybody who dropped by our booth yesterday! Day 1 was exciting as many attendees dropped by to discuss our USB, I2C, SPI, and CAN development tools and also viewed live demonstrations of our award-winning suite, including the Beagle USB 5000 v2 SuperSpeed Protocol Analyzer, the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter, and our line of Komodo interfaces.

To kick off the Design West Conference this week, Total Phase sponsored a class hosted by Micrium by providing Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzers. The class entitled “Essentials of USB Device Development” provided attendees with an overview of how to design a USB device and the complexities they may face. Users explored the fundamentals of USB before working on a series of hands-on activities utilizing the Renesas RX63N RDK and Total Phase Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer. Class attendees were able to explore enumeration details and decoded mass storage transactions in real time using the Beagle analyzer.

Here is part 2 of our Support Question of the Week feature on how to write and read an SPI flash device using the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter and the Cheetah GUI Software. In Part 1, we went over the instructions for using the M25P32 flash part, which is used as an example for writing and reading with the Cheetah adapter and Cheetah GUI.

Last week, we featured a two-part blog feature on how to program a single sector of an SPI flash with the Cheetah adapter and the Flash Center Software. This week, we want to demonstrate the versatility and fast functions of the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter with the Cheetah GUI Software. This week's two-part Support Question of the Week series will focus on how to write and read from an SPI flash device using the Cheetah adapter and the Cheetah GUI Software.

Here is part 2 of our Support Question of the Week feature on how to program a single sector of an SPI flash device using the Cheetah SPI Host Adapter and Flash Center Software. In Part 1, we provided an overview of the different programming options available in the Flash Center Software. We also included some background on the specific flash device that we will program below – the M25P32 flash memory.

The Cheetah SPI Host Adapter is popular for its fast SPI programming capabilities. In this week's Support Question of the Week, we will feature a two-part series focusing on how to program a single sector of an SPI flash device using the Cheetah adapter with the Flash Center Software.

Here is part 2 of our Support Question of the Week feature on how to read and write to an I2C EEPROM with the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter and Control Center Software! In Part 1, we provided some background on the set up of the I2C EEPROM with the Aardvark adapter. Now, in part 2, we will demonstrate how to write and read back several bytes of data to the I2C EEPROM with the step-by-step instructions below.

One of the most popular uses for the Aardvark I2C/SPI Host Adapter is to read and write to an I2C memory device. In this special two-part Support Question of the Week feature, we will focus on how to take information in an EEPROM datasheet and execute commands with the Control Center Software. Engineers can also accomplish reading and writing to an I2C EEPROM by using the Flash Center Software or the API. For this example, we will demonstrate how to read and write several bytes to a specific address to the I2C EEPROM found on the I2C/SPI Activity Board.