The USB interface is being increasingly used as a power supply and charging port for all kinds of devices, besides data transfer. A meter to measure the electrical parameters of devices connected to a ...

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Your MacBook isn’t charging right and you can’t figure it where the problem is? Plugable’s USBC-VAmeter3 can help. Connect it to the power cable running to your Mac, iPad or iPhone to see the voltage, ...

There will be many obstacles on the way to the promised single cable type USB-C utopia: new standards that aren’t backwards compatible; USB-C sockets that outwardly look the same, but aren’t ...

With the StarTech.com USB-C Power Tester, you can easily look for charging problems in your setup. It’s a quick and easy way to ensure your devices are getting all the power they’re supposed to. I ...

Fortunately, if you’ve ever needed to test the voltage on your USB-C devices, there is a tool for you. There are quite a few USB-C voltage meters on the market, including one from one of my favourite ...

You know how it goes — some gadgets stick around in your toolbox far longer than reason dictates, because maybe one day you’ll need it. How many of us held onto ISA diagnostic cards long past the ...

Klein Tools introduces USB Meters and Tester (Cat. Nos. ET900, ET910 and ET920), enabling professionals to monitor the power delivered by USB ports. The ET900 easily measures USB-A power delivery ...

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The MQP Electronics’ Packet-Master USB-PET USB protocol and electrical tester can perform the suite of tests defined in the USB Implementers Forum’s Battery Charging, USB On-The-Go and Embedded Host ...