Total Phase Beagle USB 480: USB 2.0 protocol analyzer, 480 Mbit/s

Description

The Total Phase Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer (ref. TP320510) is a non-intrusive USB 2.0 High Speed bus analyzer with real-time USB class decoding. It interactively captures and displays bus states and traffic, with 16.67 ns packet-level timing.

Sound 64 MB onboard buffer absorbs sustained bursts at 480 Mbit/s without data loss. The analyzer comes with its software and a royalty-free API. It offers two capture modes: real-time or delayed download.

It automatically detects bus speed and High Speed K and J chirp sequences. It also spots suspend and resume events and unexpected signals, all useful clues when a device refuses to enumerate.

Highlights

• Non-intrusive: monitoring of USB 2.0 Low, Full and High Speed, up to 480 Mbit/s.
• Decoding: USB classes decoded in real time by the Data Center software.
• Two capture modes: real-time and delayed download.
• Large captures: traces of more than 25 GB.
• Hardware filtering: packet suppression to reduce the captured volume.
• External synchronization: 4 digital inputs and 4 outputs.

Why a hardware analyzer? A software capture on the host, with usbmon or Wireshark, shows transfers as seen by the host's USB stack. The analyzer placed between the host and the device sees packets as they pass on the bus, without going through the driver you may be trying to investigate.

Beagle USB 12, USB 480 or USB 5000 v2: which should you choose?

Start from your device's actual speed, then the level of debugging you need.

Technical specifications

• Manufacturer reference: TP320510
• Monitored speeds: High Speed 480 Mbit/s, Full Speed 12 Mbit/s, Low Speed 1.5 Mbit/s
• Resolution: 16.67 ns at packet level
• Onboard buffer: 64 MB
• Target device port: USB Type-A receptacle
• Target host port: USB 2.0 Type-B receptacle
• Analysis port (to the PC): USB 2.0 Type-B receptacle, bus powered
• Digital I/O: Mini-DIN 9 connector, 4 inputs (3.3 V, 30 MHz max), 4 outputs (3.3 V, 10 mA), 1 ground
• Operating temperature : 10 à 35 °C
• Dimensions : 70 x 26 x 114 mm
• Weight : 97,5 g
• Standards and quality: CE, RoHS; ISO 9001, ISO 13485, AS9100C certified manufacturing; made in the USA

Supported software and systems

• Software to download: Data Center Software, Beagle Software API, Beagle LabVIEW driver, USB drivers (required on Windows and Linux)
• Operating systems: Windows 7, 10, 11 and later; Linux (Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Fedora); macOS 13 and later
• Analysis computer, minimum configuration: Intel or AMD processor at 2 GHz or faster, 1 GB RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit), 2 GB disk space, full-speed USB port, 1024 x 768 display or higher

Use cases

• USB 2.0 devices: debugging High Speed devices.
• Enumeration problems: observing speed negotiation and descriptors.
• Test benches: synchronizing capture with external logic through digital I/O.

Compatibility and what you need to know

The Beagle USB 480 covers USB 2.0: it does not monitor SuperSpeed USB 3.0 traffic. For that, Total Phase offers the Beagle USB 5000 v2.

Box contents

• 1 Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer
• 1 USB-A to USB-B cable, 6 ft (about 1.8 m)
• 1 USB-A to USB-B cable, 1 ft (about 30 cm)
• 1 Mini-DIN 9 digital I/O cable, 1.5 ft (about 45 cm)

Manufacturer warranty: one year. The software is available for download.

See also all our Test and debugging tools and the Total Phase range.

Frequently asked questions