Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer

TP320510

The Beagle™ USB 480 Protocol Analyzer is a low cost, non-intrusive High-speed USB 2.0 bus monitor that includes real-time USB class-level decoding.

The Beagle USB 480 analyzer captures and interactively displays high-speed USB bus states and traffic in real time with timing at 16.7 ns resolution and comes complete with software and royalty-free API. Thanks to an on-board 64 MB buffer, sustained bursts of 480 Mbps traffic can be captured with no loss of data.

  • Non-intrusively monitor Low/Full/High-Speed USB 2.0 traffic (up to 480 Mbps)
  • Capture traces to >25 GB
  • Real-time USB class-level decoding with the Data Center Software
  • Real-time capture and display – view USB packets and USB-specific error code values in real time
  • Two capture modes: real-time and delayed-download
  • High-Speed USB chirp detection of K and J chirp patterns
  • Robust automatic speed detection
  • Hardware-based packet suppression to reduce captured data amount
  • Digital I/O for synchronizing external logic – includes 4 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs
  • Packet-level timing with 16.67 ns resolution
  • Detect suspend/resume events and unexpected signals
  • Free software and API available
  • Fully Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X compatible

Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer Unboxing and Quick Start

In this video, we will be unboxing the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer and showing you how to quickly get started debugging your USB applications.

USB Debugging Using a Real-Time USB Bus Monitor

In this demonstration we will be using the Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer to sniff a USB bus. This analyzer combined with the Data Center Software allows users to non-intrusively monitor the USB bus in true real time. In this video we will be monitoring the traffic from a USB mouse and USB flash drive.

Total Phase
USB Protocol Analyzers
Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer Beagle USB 480
Protocol Analyzer
Beagle USB 480 Power Protocol Analyzer – Ultimate Edition Beagle USB 5000 v2 SuperSpeed Protocol Analyzer – Ultimate Edition
Part Number TP320221 TP320510 TP323610 TP322610
Monitoring Capability
USB Capture Rates <12 Mbps <480 Mbps <480 Mbps <5000 Mbps
USB 3.0 and 2.0
Simultaneous Monitoring
N/A N/A N/A
USB 2.0 Downlink
USB 3.0 Downlink N/A N/A N/A
Real-Time Data
Display & Analysis
Real-Time
LTSSM Tracking
N/A N/A N/A
Real-Time
Statistics
Memory –
Standard On Board
Host PC 64 MB +
Host PC
256 MB +
Host PC
4 GB +
Host PC
External Triggers
Availability of
External Triggers
N/A Input – Monitor
Output – Trigger
Advanced Triggers N/A N/A
Sync N/A Basic Basic Advanced
USB 3.0
Advance State Machine
N/A N/A N/A
Other Features
Current & Voltage Monitor N/A N/A N/A
Cross-Platform Support
for Window, Linux,
Mac OS X
Software GUI
Royalty-free API
Beagle USB 12 Protocol Analyzer Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer Beagle USB 480 Power Protocol Analyzer Ellisys
USB Explorer 200
Ellisys
USB Explorer 260
Lecroy
USB Advisor
Lecroy
Mercury T2
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USB capture speed full-/low-speed high-/full-/low-speed high-/full-/low-speed high-/full-/low-speed high-/full-/low-speed high-/full-/low-speed high-/full-/low-speed
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Memory Host PC 64 MB
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256 MB
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32 MB
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1 GB
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128 MB 256 MB
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4 inputs
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4 outputs
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1 output
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Dimensions L: 91 mm
W: 57 mm
H: 22 mm
L: 112 mm
W: 66 mm
H: 23 mm
L: 114 mm
W: 70 mm
H: 26 mm
L: 120 mm
W: 150 mm
H: 65 mm
L: 120 mm
W: 150 mm
H: 65 mm
L: 213 mm
W: 234 mm
H: 64 mm
L: 90 mm
W: 80 mm
H: 24 mm
Weight 65 g 96 g 97.5 g 750 g 950 g 1300 g 158 g
Volume 114 cm3 170 cm3 170 cm3 1170 cm3 1170 cm3 3190 cm3 173 cm3
Base Price $ $$ $$$ $$ $$$$$$ $$$$$ $$
Final Price $ $$ $$$ $$$$$ † $$$$$$ $$$$$$$ $$$

† This is the price of the Ellisys USB Explorer 200 Professional bundle which includes the extra features listed above as additional costs.

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Tech Specs

USB Monitoring

  • High Speed, 480 Mbps
  • Full Speed, 12 Mbps
  • Low Speed, 1.5 Mbps

Target Device Port

  • USB Type-A receptacle

Target Host Port

  • USB 2.0 Type-B receptacle

Analysis Port (connects to PC)

  • USB 2.0 Type-B receptacle 
  • Bus Powered

Digital I/O Port

  • Mini-DIN 9 connector: 4 inputs, 4 outputs, 1 ground
  • Digital inputs are rated for 3.3 V and max 30 MHz 
  • Digital outputs are rated for 3.3 V and 10 mA 

Operating Temperature

  • 10 to 35 degrees C (50 to 95 degrees F)

Hardware

  • Beagle USB 480 Protocol Analyzer
  • 6 ft USB-A to USB-B Cable
  • 1 ft USB-A to USB-B Cable
  • 1.5 ft Mini-DIN 9 Digital I/O Cable
  • One Year Warranty

Software (web downloads)

  • Data Center Software
  • Beagle Software API
  • Beagle LabVIEW Driver
  • USB Drivers
  • Linux USB Hot Plug Configuration files

Minimum Hardware Requirements

  • Intel or AMD processor operating at 2 GHz or faster
  • 1 GB physical RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
  • 2 GB or more available hard disk space
  • Full-speed USB port
  • VGA capable of 1024-x768 or higher screen resolution
  • Internet access is helpful

Available Software

  • Data Center Software
  • Beagle Software API
  • Beagle LabVIEW Driver

Required Software (Windows & Linux)

  • USB Drivers

PC Requirements & Supported Operating Systems

  • Windows: 7, 8, 8.1, 10
  • Linux: Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, Fedora
  • Mac OS X: 10.7 – 10.14

Dimensions and Weight

  • (W x D x L) 70 mm x 26 mm x 114 mm (2.76 in x 1.02 in x 4.49 in)
  • 97.5 g (0.21 lbs)

Quality

  • CE
  • RoHS
  • One Year Warranty
  • Manufacturing
    • ISO 9001
    • ISO 13485
    • AS9100C
    • ITAR