Acroname Blog
Sensors for Robotics - 5 Common Types
Post date: 2 years 3 months ago
*/
types of sensors FOR robotics
From low to high-complexity applications, robots depend on robotic sensors for efficiency, safety, and performance.
Table of Contents
What is a robotic sensor?
Why do robots use sensors?
How does a robot sensor work?
What types of...
Save Your Company and the World with Automated Offline Backups
Post date: 2 years 6 months ago
The specter of ransomware lockers haunts every organization — and the fear is justified.
Ransomware is worse than malware: systems and data are all locked up, and backups are all encrypted, too. Everything connected to the physical machines or connected to the Internet gets locked down.
Your...
Using Acroname Devices inside Docker Containers
Post date: 2 years 9 months ago
Docker Technology to Spin up Small, Isolated Environments
At Acroname, we hate it when customers have issues with software and that’s why we provide deployments for Windows, Mac and Linux across various architectures. Amongst those deployments we also offer application programming interfaces (API...
Introducing the world’s first industrial programmable USB-C Hub, Power Delivery Analyzer, and Tester
Post date: 2 years 9 months ago
*/
The USBHub3c is designed specifically for mobile device test labs, USB-PD validation testing, USB-C device production testing, end-of-line battery charge, and for testing dual role data (DRD) and dual role power (DRP) devices. Fully programmable, engineers can control USB-PD parameters,...
6 mind-numbing reasons how offline backups will save your backside when ransomware happens
Post date: 2 years 11 months ago
United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently announced that ransomware attacks "are here to stay."
Yeah, we know. That's why we've told anyone who will listen that organizations need offline backups of their systems and data using a superior, industrial, and programmable USB hub. ...
Can an Acroname hub create a data-only USB connection to a phone?
Post date: 3 years 6 days ago
Solving Overcharging for Mobile Devices
A primary feature of Acroname hubs is the ability to turn a USB port on and off. Looking more closely, Acroname hubs also have the more granular ability to disable power/VBUS on a given port, independently from the USB D+/D- data lines on the same port. The...
Protecting USB devices from Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)
Post date: 3 years 3 weeks ago
Usb ESD protection with Acroname
The next-generation circuitry in today’s consumer and industrial electronics is smaller, faster, better. Consumers love the innovations. But test engineers are not as enthusiastic. Because that innovation comes with a striking downside: increased susceptibility to...
Using the Acroname Programmable USB 2x4 hub as a software accessible USB switch between two hosts
Post date: 3 years 1 month ago
How to Accomplish a Host Switch With the USBHub2x4
Often a simple USB switch with a physical button is used to switch USB devices between two different host computers. In many cases it would be nice to execute the host switch without physically pushing a button on the device. The Acroname...
AUTO DRIVE: The automation of automotive USB-C mobile device testing
Post date: 3 years 1 month ago
*/
The need for USB-C and power delivery ports in automobiles is speeding up, and the auto industry is adapting to the new demands. As the engineer in charge of testing, you’ll need to up your automated validation testing game.
We live in an on-the-go world, and our devices travel with us in...
How many Acroname USBHub3+ Hubs can I daisy-chain?
Post date: 3 years 1 month ago
/*-->*/
Daisy Chain Acroname USB Hubs
Customers often ask how many Acroname USBHub3+ hubs can be daisy-chained.
The answer is pretty simple: four.
However, getting there requires some understanding of the USB specification and the internal topology of Acroname hubs. Also, by following our...
Programmatically Checking for Attached Devices
Post date: 3 years 1 month ago
Expand Hub Functionality with BrainStem API
Acroname's hubs are a robust hardware solution to many common usb related tasks: remotely simulating a manual plug-cycle, charging (or not charging) batteries on connected devices, and switching control between two host computers.
Accompanying this...
How to Turn On or Off USB Remotely via Software (No Unplugging)
Post date: 3 years 3 months ago
Connecting and Disconnecting USB Device Power
The problem USB devices often need to be disconnected and reconnected (plug-cycled) or reset. The reasons for plug-cycling a USB device are as varied as types of USB devices themselves. In service, the simplest solution to many USB-related problems is...
Pages
