Type-C Tracker

Technical Data

Specifications

Connectors

• Link under test (2): USB Type-C
• Control connection: USB Type-C
• Logic: 16 general purpose inputs/outputs with configurable level and threshold
• Sync (2): USB Micro A-B (reserved for future use)
• Power: Bus-powered via control connection (5 V ±10%)

Supported Protocols

• USB Power Delivery 3.0
• USB Power Delivery Vendor-Defined Messages
• USB Type-C voltage states
• USB 2.0
• DisplayPort™ alternate mode
• DisplayPort™ auxiliary (AUX) signaling over SBU
• Thunderbolt 3 Control signaling over SBU 
  
• HDMI Alt Mode, DDC, CEC 
  
• TCPCI (Type-C Port Controller Interface) 
  
• I2C (Inter Integrated-Circuits) 
  
• UART (Universal Asynchronous RX/RX) 
  
• SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) 
  
• SWD (Serial Wire Debug)

Timing

• Timing resolution of 5 ns 
  
• Relative and time-of-day (UTC and local) timestamps with 1 ns precision 
  
• Zero-reference timestamp placement 
  
• Click/drag timing cursors 
  
• Packet, frame, and preamble duration tracking 
  
• Bit-rate tracking

Supported Operational Modes

• Direct operation via GUI 
  
• Remote API automation operation

LED Indicators

• Activity and control indicators 
  
• USB connection statuses 
  
• Operating statuses

Analyzer General Capabilities

• Concurrent, synchronized capture of all supported protocols, electrical signaling, and logic signals 
  
• Multiple-unit synchronization capability (future) 
  
• Real-time display of captured traffic 
  
• Hardware filtering for select protocols 
  
• Display filters 
  
• Bookmark placement and import/export 
  
• Secure cloud upload/download of saved files 
  
• Customizable overview columns 
  
• Real-time user message-log injection 
  
• Bus powered operations

Logic Capabilities

• 16 inputs (max 3.6V) 
  
• Configurable level and threshold 
  
• Timing resolution of 400 ns, accuracy 5 ns 
  
• Bandwidth of 50 MHZ

USB Power Delivery Capabilities

• Non-intrusive probing 
  
• Custom Type-C analysis cable for Vconn monitoring 
  
• Packet and transaction error detection and display 
  
• Synchronized timing between packets and all USB Type-C voltages 
  
• Vendor–defined message support 
  
• Detailed field/byte/bit decoding of alternate mode commands, PD traffic, VDMs

USB 2.0 Capabilities

• Support of LS (1.5 Mbps), FS (12 Mbps), and HS (480 Mbps) 
  
• Device class support 
  
• Standard descriptors support 
  
• Automatic speed detection 
  
• Precise tracking of line states 
  
• Non-intrusive probing 
  
• Timing resolution of 16.7 ns 
  
• Hardware filtering of NAK transactions 
  
• Payload truncation filtering 
  
• Data payload throughput tracking 
  
• Packet and transaction error detection and display

Electrical Capture Capabilities

• Measurement and synchronized tracking of Vbus, SBU_A, SBU_B, CC and Vconn 
  
• Automatic detection of Type-C orientation

Enclosure

• 63.5 x 63.5 x 12 mm (2.5” x 2.5” x 0.47’’) 
  
• 70 g (0.15 lbs)

Maintenance and Licensing

• Free lifetime updates – no maintenance fees
• Free full-featured viewer application – easily share annotated traces between computers and colleagues and replay captured traffic
• Use Ellisys hardware on any computer – no additional licenses needed

Product Warranty

• 1-year limited hardware warranty for Standard editions, 2-years for Pro edition

Minimum Requirements

• Windows 7 and later, 32 or 64 bits
• 1280 x 1024 display resolution
• USB 2.0 EHCI host controller

Ellisys reserves the right to change the features and specifications of the product without notice.