The Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer and Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer are very powerful tools with a rich array of features. Here are how the Beagle analyzers compares to other USB analyzers on the market.
Selected Feature Comparison
Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer |
Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer |
Beagle USB 480 Power Protocol Analyzer | Ellisys USB Explorer 200 | Ellisys USB Explorer 260 | Lecroy USB Advisor | Lecroy Mercury T2 | |
| Base Price | $ | $$ | $$$ | $$ | $$$$$$ | $$$$$ | $$ |
| USB capture speed | full-/low-speed | high-/full-/low-speed | high-/full-/low-speed | high-/full-/low-speed | high-/full-/low-speed | high-/full-/low-speed | high-/full-/low-speed |
| Real-time display |  | | | - | - | - | - |
| Real-time display of software-filtered data | | | | - | - | - | - |
| Capture with only one host controller | | | | - | - |  | |
| Class-level decoding | Descriptors only | | | +$$$ | | | |
| Monitor VBUS current/voltage | - | - | | - | - | - | - |
| Hardware filtering | - | | | | | | |
| Hardware triggering | - | - | +$ | +$ | | | |
| Memory | Host PC | 64 MB + Host PC | 256 MB + Host PC | 32 MB + Host PC | 1 GB + Host PC | 128 MB | 256 MB |
| Windows, Linux, Mac OS X support | | | | Windows only | Windows only | Windows only | Windows only |
| USB Powered | | | | | | - | |
| Digital Input | - | 4 inputs | 4 inputs | + $$$ 1 input (shared with output) | 1 input (shared with output) | 1 input (shared with output) | 1 input (shared with output) |
| Digital Output | - | 4 outputs | 4 outputs | + $$$ 1 input (shared with input) | 1 input (shared with input) | 1 output (shared with input) | 1 output (shared with input) |
| Software API |
| C, C++, C#, Python, VB6, VB.Net | C, C++, C#, Python, VB6, VB.Net | + $$$ C++ only | C++ only | COM, DCOM |
+$$ WSH, VBScript, and C++, DCOM |
| Dimensions | L: 91 mm W: 57 mm H: 22 mm | L: 112 mm W: 66 mm H: 23 mm | L: 114 mm W: 70 mm H: 26 mm | L: 120 mm W: 150 mm H: 65 mm | L: 120 mm W: 150 mm H: 65 mm | L: 213 mm W: 234 mm H: 64 mm | L: 90 mm |
| Weight | 65 g | 96 g | 97.5 g | 750 g | 950 g | 1300 g | 158 g |
| Volume | 114 cm3 | 170 cm3 | 170 cm3 | 1170 cm3 | 1170 cm3 | 3190 cm3 | 173 cm3 |
| Base Price | $ | $$ | $$$ | $$ | $$$$$$ | $$$$$ | $$ |
| Final Price | $ | $$ | $$$ | $$$$$ † | $$$$$$ | $$$$$$$ | $$$ |
† This is the price of the Ellisys USB Explorer 200 Professional bundle which includes the extra features listed above as additional costs.
(*) All competing products were researched from the websites and specification notes of their respective companies. Features and prices may have changed since this comparison was made. Please refer to the respective product websites and datasheets before making a final decision.
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