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2. Login using the default credentials:

Username:

admin

Password:

ChangeMe

3. Insert a USB Type-C cable into the "U" and "D" ports on the Advanced Cable

Tester Hardware.

4. Click "Start Test"

5. The cable will be tested, and results summary will be shown on the screen.

6. To see the detailed results, click on the results line that you are interested in

viewing.

Advanced Cable Tester User Manual v1.13.001

Summary of Contents for Advanced Cable Tester

Page 1: ...ation and logging Using the Promira platform s connectivity the Advanced Cable Tester can be operated over USB or over Ethernet The Advanced Cable Tester can also be con gured to operate in a stand al...

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Page 3: ...rs and includes the use of legacy adapters 1 1 4 Release 0 90 Version 0 90 This is the rst release of the advanced cable tester 1 2 General Description The Advanced Cable Tester is a set of applicatio...

Page 4: ...Continuity testing checks all pins for continuity preventing dangerous situations like shorts of VBUS to data signals VBUS GND reversal etc which could damage devices DC Resistance DCR and IR Drop te...

Page 5: ...bles through a QA process The Advanced Cable Tester provides an easy to use web interface that allows for remote operation and logging Using the Promira platform s connectivity the Advanced Cable Test...

Page 6: ...lication O Test not performed Level 1 application Green Indicates that signal integrity passed Red Indicates a signal integrity or other data line failure Amps Indicates power related test result of t...

Page 7: ...e storage on the Promira platform Test Results Up to 1000 sets of results are kept in a circular bu er in RAM Test results are cleared upon power cycle 2 3 Physical Speci cations DC Characteristics Po...

Page 8: ...physical Ethernet connection the Promira platform can use a static IP address or act as a DHCP client depending on network requirements It is most convenient to use the Promira Utility https www tota...

Page 9: ...in the list If it doesnt appear yet wait a little while for it to nish booting and enumerating then click the button to refresh the list c Select the Promira which was found and click OK d Click the U...

Page 10: ...re not marked 8 Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on the last custom pro le Be sure youve scrolled to the end of the listbox 9 Click Export and a lename json le will be downloaded to...

Page 11: ...dvanced Cable Tester screen and click Reset Databases 11 Click Reset Databases 12 Return to the Pro le Management screen 13 Click Import and re import your saved custom pro les Advanced Cable Tester U...

Page 12: ...Test pro les can be customized for speci c test parameter con gurations Batch test mode Capable of high volume testing that auto starts on cable insertion Continuous test mode Includes single cable bu...

Page 13: ...tion to allowing you to manage the individual reports Figure 3 Main User Interface The Control section elements are Stack Menu This drop down menu provides quick access to the various management featu...

Page 14: ...the Advanced Cable Tester and a high level summary of the test outcomes Clicking on any result will take the user to the detailed test results view If there are more than 10 reports available then use...

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Page 16: ...Marker presence and advertisements SuperSpeed pair presence and test accordingly Cable is tested only for spec compliance within parameters that are tested by the Advanced Cable Tester With or withou...

Page 17: ...micro B cable capable of USB 3 1 Gen 2 and 900mA current A B SS Gen 1 900mA Test a standard A to micro B cable capable of USB 3 1 Gen 1 and 900mA current A B USB 2 0 500mA Test a standard A to micro B...

Page 18: ...Export the selected pro le as a JSON le Multiple pro les can be exported at once Delete Delete the selected pro le after displaying a con rmation dialog Multiple pro les can be deleted at once Defaul...

Page 19: ...e Maximum resistance or IR drop for the GND wire through the cable If units are set to mV then this is taken as Maximum IR drop if units are set to mOh then this is taken as Maximum DC resistance in m...

Page 20: ...an E Marker is present in the cable then the identity VDOs are read and compared to the parameters speci ed here If the checkbox for a given item is checked then the associated parameter must match P...

Page 21: ...e is mis wired additional debug information may be available by checking this box Eye Diagrams Enables capture and storage of the eye diagram data For each test option Frequency controls at what rate...

Page 22: ...te with HEO and VEO validation as speci ed 4 6 About This Advanced Cable Tester This page describes the status of the Advanced Cable Tester and the associated adapters if installed Additionally this p...

Page 23: ...phases to test the cables that are put under test The phases are generally measurement of the various cable parameters followed by evaluation of the results for pass fail criteria established by the s...

Page 24: ...of the VBus pins at both the U and D side of the cable 7 Total DC resistance of the VBus connection through the cable 8 E Marker detection and read out a From the U side of the cable SOP and SOP b Fr...

Page 25: ...00 MBps HS 5 GBps and 10 GBps SS The user can set the test rates between 518 MBps and 12 8 GBps for both types of wires via the interface If a test is requested on a particular pair that does not supp...

Page 26: ...reading is achieved by sending a USB Power Delivery compliant query to the cable when VConn is supplied The ACT sends a SOP and SOP message from both the Up and the Down ports so as to verify presence...

Page 27: ...mira platform using the 34 Pin 34 Pin Header Cable 40mm as shown below 2 Connect the Promira platform to your PC using a USB Standard A to Micro B cable 3 Follow the instructions in Section 5 2 Connec...

Page 28: ...hase promact_cab in the list and click Apply b Note the IP address shown in the window This is the address of the device that you will need below in the process c Power cycle the Promira by unplugging...

Page 29: ...le into the U and D ports on the Advanced Cable Tester Hardware 4 Click Start Test 5 The cable will be tested and results summary will be shown on the screen 6 To see the detailed results click on the...

Page 30: ...rranty either express or implied This disclaimer includes but is not limited to implied warranties of merchantability tness for any particular purpose and non infringement Total Phase and distributors...

Page 31: ...otal Phase can be found on the Internet at http www totalphase com If you have support related questions please go to the Total Phase support page at http www totalphase com support For sales inquirie...

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