USB Test Overview
USB interface overview
Universal Serial Bus (USB) came out in 1996. It has become the most common transmission interface in current technology products. It can be found in desktops, laptops, monitors, and various electronic products. In response to market demand, the transmission speed has been gradually increased, making it the most widely used interface on the market.
USB-IF
The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) Association is a non-profit organization, co-founded by Apple, HP Inc., Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and other companies, and is committed to the specification of Universal Serial Bus technology , The unification of the certification process, and the technical promotion of this interface. For more information about USB-IF, you can refer to the official website of USB-IF .
USB latest version specification
Universal Serial Bus 4 Specification – August, 2019
https://www.usb.org/document-library/usb4tm-specification
Certification area
- Type and examples of products that can be USB certified
- Host
- Peripheral
- Hub
- Compound Device
- Embedded Host
- Cable/Connector
- Power Delivery
Technical Tools Zone
Hardware
- Qualcomm/USB-IF/VESA officially approved test equipment
- For engineering debug: current and voltage test analysis decoder
- Production testing solution: long-term or multi-port automated tester
Software
- USB4™ Transmitter Automated Test Software
- USB4™ Receiver Calibration Automated Test Software
- USB Power Performance Analysis Software
- USB Type-C® to USB Type-C® Cable Standard Test Automation Software
- USB 3.2 Receiver Calibration Automated Test Software
- USB 3.0 Protocol Stress Test Software