CATC Detective USB Bus & Protocol Analyzer

The CATC Detective* USB Bus & Protocol Analyzer is an invaluable development and test tool for Universal Serial Bus designers. When connected to any point in a USB network, the Detective USB analyzer, like the CATC Inspector* advanced USB analyzer, continuously monitors all bus activities and alerts the user to any abnormal bus conditions in an easy-to-use, menu driven, Windows* software environment. Use of the CATC Detective analyzer promotes the development of sound USB devices that thoroughly comply with the USB specification. It simplifies the design process and reduces the time required to develop and test USB components, software and systems.

The Detective USB analyzer is designed to turn an Intel386™ Processor and Intel486™ Processor or Pentium® Procesor into a USB test station. The Detective package includes an add-in ISA card, external Detective Probe, USB and Probe cables, external trigger cable set, Windows*-based software (3.1, 95, and NT versions), and comprehensive documentation (including on-line help).

The Inspector software scans the collected data and displays it in several meaningful formats. Data can be viewed as a continuous stream (filling the entire display line with data), or as complete transactions (with each line dedicated to one protocol packet, such as token, data, or handshake).

The Detective software provides a powerful search function that enables investigation of particular bus events, with the software identifying and highlighting specific events such as Bad PID, Undefined PID, Bad CRC, Bad Stuffing Bits, Missing Frames, etc. Colors of displayed packet fields can be user specified.

In addition to immediate analysis, the user can print any part of the data and save all or selected portions of the data on disk for later viewing. The program also provides a variety of timing information.