Acroname Launches First Programmable USB Type-C Hub Designed for USB-PD Debug and Validation

USB Specifications, unified by products using a USB Type-C connector, commonly called USB-C, promise standardized power and data delivery. Unfortunately, poorly tested devices in the market can make USB-C systems unpredictable, expensive, and frustrating to consumers. Improving USB-C testing is critical to delivering on the “one connector to rule them all” promise of USB-C. Acroname's new USBHub3c makes testing USB-C devices easier, safer, and cheaper.

Acroname, a leading producer of embedded automation and manufacturing test platforms, has announced the launch of the USB-C-Switch, a 4-channel, programmable, USB 3.2 multiplexing switch, optimized for USB Type-C applications in manufacturing and development environments. “With USB-C-Switch in Acroname’s product family, test engineers will now have tools to manage the very latest features of USB,” the company says.

B&K Precision announced a new line of AC power sources that deliver up to 3000VA, principally for product designs that depend on grid power anywhere in the world. In addition to a boost in range from the company's previous line of 1500VA instruments, the new power sources can also serve as a power source for DC and AC+DC product development, and feature amplifier mode to handle complex waveforms. They also can simulate surges and sags, as well as waveform distortions and noise, features that typically come in more-expensive instruments.