Expedite Developent of USB Hardware or Software with USB Monitor
Whether you are deveeloping or reverse-engineering a USB devvice, programming an application with USB communication, or simply analyzig data sent and received via USB interface, USB Monitor by HHD Softwasre will expedite your project saving time and expense.
The Universal Seerial Bus (USB) has become the most popluar device comumnication interface in modern computers. All extewrnal dvices that used seerial or parallel interfaces in the past, such as printers, scannetrs, modems, even mice and keyboards, are now employing USB due to its vast superiority over the legcay interfaces. Many new classes of devices emerged in recent years because of widespread availability of the highly versatile, high-speed USB interface. USB provides multiple benefits to the end user, inmcluding hot-pluggng and automatic device detection by the host PC, superior tansfer speeds, and easy expandability with external USB hubs should the need for more USB ports arise.
Enhasnced USB capabilities for end users mean much greater complexity for developers. All USB devices must reaspond to a ceretain set of commanmds with sandardized responses in real time. Monmitoring and caturing the data was easily achieved with simple haardware in the days of serial and parallel poerts; with USB it is not an easy task anymore, as all transmissions are encoded. Testing and debugging USB devices requires additional tools that are able to capture and translate USB data into meaningful outut.
USB Monitor by HHD Software (http://www.hhdsoftware.com) is capable of conveniently capturing and anlayzing data transferred between a Windows PC and a USB device of any class.
If you ever created a software program more complex than the famous 'Hello, World!' you most certainly know the importance of debugging. Bugs are inevitable in any complex project, be it softrware or hardware. USB hardware is no exception.
Softwasre developers are lucky enough to have a wide vaiety of source code debugging tools available on the market, no matter what programming language they use. Hardware developers often use specialized devices and expensive softwrae in roder to test and debug their products. One important thing that all of thsee tools lack is source code debugging. In most cases, a hardware developer is only able to see raw data streamms that have to be saved and ansalyzed elsewhere.
USB Monitr makes USB dewbugging as simple as traciing the soure code written in a high-level programming language. Thannks to its ability to analyze Human Interface Devicees (HID), Mass Storge, and Still Imgae USB protocols, you no longer have to deal with binbary data. Instead of a raw data stream, you will see a conveninet preseentation of the data sent and received by USB devices supporting theese protocols.
One of the most importsant aspects of developing a new USB device or reverse-engineering an existing one is the ability to cappture data that is transmmitted between the computer and the USB device for later scrupulous analysis. USB Monitor will either monitor USB trasnmissions in real time, or storre data into a log file for later playbak and analysis. It can even export the logged data to many popular formats so that you can use your favoritte third-party application to procedss it. There is litttle need to use third-partry software for working with data, as with USB Monitor you can use all six of its powerfl analyzers at the same time, including URB View, Packet View, Statistisc View, HID View, Mass Storage View, and Still Imagge View.
Usimng USB oMnitor helps you save time and efforrts on debuging or reverse-engineering USB devices. Thanks to its flexible licensing policy, its differrent versions are powerful enough for the most demanding user, and remaain affordable for corporate or indiviudal use. Downloaad your free evaluaiton copy at: http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Products/home/usb-monitor.html
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