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Ellisys Innovations
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Ellisys
Bluetooth Vanguard:
Industry's Most Advanced Bluetooth Analyzer with full Bluetooth 5+ Support, Wi-Fi 11ac 3x3 and WPAN 15.4
Introduced May 25, 2018 |
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The most advanced, most comprehensive Bluetooth protocol analyzer ever made. Building on a legacy of innovation, the Bluetooth Vanguard All-In-One Protocol Analysis System delivers new advances designed to ease the increasingly complex tasks of Bluetooth developers.
Vanguard provides synchronized capture and analysis of BR/EDR, Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (3x3), WPAN 802.15.4 (all 16 2.4 GHz channels), raw 2.4 GHz RF spectrum analysis, HCI (USB, UART, SPI), generic SPI/UART/I2C/SWD communications, WCI-2, logic signals, and Audio I2S. |
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Ellisys
Type-C Tracker:
Industry's First Multi-Protocol Type-C Analyzer with Voltage Tracking, USB 2.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort AUX, Thunderbolt Control, and More
Introduced May 11, 2017 |
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Pocket-sized and bus-powered, the Ellisys Type-C Tracker delivers comprehensive support for a multitude of protocols and electrical signaling that operate over the USB Type-C connection standard.
Concurrent and tightly synchronized capture of USB Power Delivery protocol, Type-C voltage tracking (Vconn, Vbus, SBU, and CC), USB 2.0, Thunderbolt™ 3 UART and DisplayPort™ auxiliary (AUX) signaling over the Type-C SBU lines, alternate (ALT) mode support for DisplayPort, HDMI, and Thunderbolt, and capture and decoding of Serial Wire Debug (SWD) protocol, UART, Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) I2C vendor-specific protocols, and Type-C Port Controller Interface traffic over I2C. |
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Ellisys
Bluetooth Explorer: Industry's First and Only Protocol
Analyzer supporting concurrent Full-Spectrum capture of Bluetooth BR/EDR, Low Energy and HCI traffic
Introduced April 19, 2010 |
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To date, Bluetooth engineers have struggled with severe limitations
presented by legacy Bluetooth development tools, including mono-channel
visibility, piconet intrusion, and complex configuration requirements. Today,
with its Bluetooth Explorer (BEX400), Ellisys breaks
new ground in Bluetooth protocol
analysis, overcoming the drawbacks of legacy approaches to Bluetooth sniffing.
The Ellisys BEX400 All-Channel sniffer robustly records any
packet, at any time, from any neighboring piconet, with zero-configuration
and without being intrusive. The revolutionary BEX400 hardware
engine, powered by the Ellisys Rainbow™ technology, supports
synchronous Full-Spectrum, All-Channel, concurrent capture of Classic Bluetooth technology
(v2.1 + EDR), Bluetooth v4.0 and the hallmark feature, Bluetooth low
energy technology, as well as HCI traffic.
More info on Ellisys Rainbow
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Ellisys
USB Explorer 280: Industry's First Protocol Analyzer and Traffic
Generator for SuperSpeed USB 3.0
Introduced August 7, 2008 |
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The multifunction USB Explorer 280 can:
- Analyze USB 3.0 (SuperSpeed) and USB 2.0 links (High Speed,
Full Speed, Low Speed)
- Emulate USB hosts and devices
- Automatically detect link speed and SS receivers
- Upload and display live data during recording
- Record LFPS states and display state transitions
- Connect to differential SMA for alternative front-end probing during
prototype stages
The USB Explorer 280 builds on a successful legacy of Ellisys USB
analyzer and generator products, and delivers a superior design efficiency
that includes an embedded 4GB of memory, configuration-flexible hardware,
and a custom-made processor with the power needed to test and analyze
the USB 3.0 5GT/s SuperSpeed mode.
Each Ellisys USB Explorer 280 hardware unit is capable of acting as
either a protocol analyzer or packet generator, depending on the configuration. |
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Ellisys
USB Explorer 260: Industry's First Multifunction Protocol Analyzer
and Packet Generator with Automated Compliance Testing
Introduced November 2007 |
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This new Ellisys product has industry-leading capabilities and is
able to:
- analyze any USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 link, including OTG and IC-USB;
- emulate USB hosts and devices;
- inject pre-defined error patterns for stress and error recovery
testing; and,
- verify the compliance to the USB specification.
The Ellisys USB Explorer 260 is available in three configurations. Each
flexible hardware unit is capable of acting either as a protocol analyzer
or packet generator depending on the configuration.
The USB Explorer 260 is based on the company's new industry-leading
hardware platform with 1 GB of memory and a high-performance specialized
processor created by Ellisys. |
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Ellisys
WiMedia Explorer 300 Generator:
The Industry's First Over-the-Air WiMedia Frame Generator
Introduced June 2006 |
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Following the rapid acceptance of the WiMedia Explorer 300 Analyzer,
Ellisys started working on a method of generating test traffic. In June
2006, the company introduced the industry's first frame generator
for WiMedia Ultrawideband and Wireless USB protocols. The WiMedia Explorer 300 Generator helps verify product and component reliability by generating reproducible traffic, timing and error scenarios. A complete traffic generation and
analysis solution, Ellisys test equipment is used to assist with WiMedia
Common Radio Platform Certification.
Using a specialized processor, the WiMedia Explorer 300 Generator creates
sequences of frames with programmable inter-frame delay and waits for
a response frame or event. You can emulate Wireless USB hosts and devices
as well as WiMedia equipment. Reproduce previously-recorded scenarios,
or modify them for testing corner cases and recovery mechanisms – the
Ellisys Ultrawideband Script Edition Software helps you create, edit
and debug scripts. |
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Ellisys
InstantTiming: A Revolutionary Way of Displaying Timing Information
Introduced June 2006 |
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Dedicated to making R&D faster and easier, Ellisys had previously
introduced several time-saving features called Instant functions
in the company's analysis software. Since the Wireless USB protocol
includes a complex new timing scheme so that battery-operated devices
could conserve power by shutting off radio circuitry when not needed,
Ellisys understood that developers would need some method of viewing
packet timing and automatically have timing errors detected.
The new InstantTiming™ graphical representation of WiMedia
frame timing enabled users to see traffic sequences, timing allocations
and violations at a glance as well as quickly perform timing measurements
with pan and zoom controls. Customers say that the feature saves them
hours of work and ensures that no important information is missed.
Introduced in June 2006, the new InstantTiming™ view
was supplied free of charge to existing customers as a software update. |
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Ellisys WiMedia Explorer 300 Analyzer: The Industry's First Over-the-Air
WiMedia Protocol Analyzer
Introduced September 2005 |
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Ellisys recognized that developers needed a wireless protocol analysis
tool that could capture traffic over the air – not just MPI (MAC/PHY
Interface) traffic captured from boards via test leads – in order
to create and properly validate products based on new emerging wireless
PAN technologies.
Introduced in the fall of 2005, the WiMedia Explorer 300 Analyzer
was the industry's first protocol analyzer to support WiMedia™ ultra
wideband (UWB) and the USB Implementers Forum's Wireless
USB standards by recording traffic exchanged over the air between devices
through its external antenna. This is the preferred way to assess a
device's true wireless behavior, and after seeing the WiMedia Explorer 300 Analyzer
in action, developers quickly realized that an over-the-air protocol
analyzer is an absolute must for WiMedia and Wireless USB development. |
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Ellisys
USB Explorer 200
Professional Edition: In-the-blink-of-an-eye Class Decoding
Introduced January 2005 |
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Ellisys continued to develop additional features for the new USB Explorer 200
analyzer, frequently in response to customer suggestions. Although the
Professional Edition is often perceived simply as a cost-effective
bundle of an analyzer with all the options, the USB Explorer 200
Professional also added a Hardware Trigger. The trigger can launch various
actions when external events occur or when a specific sequence of events
is detected.
Included in the bundle is Ellisys' comprehensive USB Classes
Decodes, which uses USB Bus Emulation for automatic class detection.
Class packets are decoded and verified with an unequalled degree of
accuracy, and displayed using views designed for each specific class
for “in the blink of an eye" debugging. Ellisys supports
the entire range of USB classes, including Audio, Mass Storage, Communication,
Human Interface Device, Still Image, Printer, Bluetooth® HCI, Video,
Device Firmware Upgrade and Hub.
The Data Export option and Software Development Kit (SDK) are also
included in the Professional Edition to meet the requirements
of even the most demanding developer. |
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Ellisys
USB Explorer 200: Industry's First Low-Priced Professional-Grade
USB 2.0 Protocol Analyzer
Introduced April 2004 |
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Building on the success of the USB Tracker 110, Ellisys
next developed a professional-grade protocol analyzer capable of working
at USB 2.0's 480 Mbit/s high-speed. Targeting peripheral designers,
the USB Explorer 200 offered the unique combination of a powerful
hardware platform able to work at USB 2.0's much faster line speed,
the unrivalled user-friendliness of Ellisys' powerful PC analysis
software, and a very attractive price.
Considered an essential tool for developing USB peripherals, testing
embedded systems or drivers, the Ellisys USB analyzer quickly proved
itself capable of helping developers significantly reduce development
costs as well as the amount of time it took to put a new peripheral
on the market. Users also found that the USB Explorer 200
helped them improve the compatibility of peripherals, thereby reducing
future technical support costs. Ellisys offered an upgrade program
for existing USB Tracker 100 customers, setting into motion the company's
principle of leaving no customer behind. |
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Ellisys
USB Analysis Software Development Kit: Accommodate almost any test
situation with your own custom software
Introduced August 2003 |
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Almost all of our customers use our USB analysis software but some
applications may require highly-specialized analysis. The Ellisys SDK
collects analyzed information from an Ellisys analyzer and makes it available
for real-time processing. Available as native libraries for use with
C++, the SDK is very easy to use and enables the rapid development of
powerful software for automated testing of USB peripherals. Customers
typically use the SDK with their own software to handle their unique
individual requirements, such as:
- Verifying the data integrity of a device under test;
- Displaying specific payload data delivered by USB in real-time;
- Tabulating the error rate of a device under test;
- Measuring the response time of a device, especially useful when
connected over a loaded bus;
- Triggering or trigger processing during a specific event on the
bus; or,
- Decoding proprietary protocols.
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Ellisys
Visual USB: A New Approach to USB Analysis Software
Introduced December 2002 |
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The release of the USB Tracker 110 marked the debut of
Visual USB, the Ellisys analysis software. The company's goal for
Visual USB was to make USB protocol analysis as fast and easy for developers
as possible. This required a new approach, and Ellisys introduced many
new concepts including:
- Capturing and transmitting data in real-time, instead of filling
a hardware memory and then wait until it is downloaded;
- Offering user-selected panes so users could customize their displays
to see what they need all at once;
- Avoiding “screen clutter” by automatically hiding less-frequently
used fields that can be revealed with a click;
- Using a raw-data pane to display highlighted bytes of fields selected
in other windows;
- Grouping consecutive elements;
- Coloring packets according to specific criteria;
- Providing easy-to-use InstantFilters™ that can quickly narrow
down large captures to just the traffic of interest;
- Allowing developers to insert live user comments.
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Ellisys
USB Tracker 110: Industry's First Inexpensive USB Protocol
Analyzer
Introduced December 2002 |
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Ellisys' first product, the USB Tracker 110 was two
years in development and challenged many of the usual assumptions of
Test and Measurement vendors. As a very cost-effective analyzer,
the USB Tracker 110 included easy-to-use analysis software
for Microsoft Windows that helped shorten a software developer's
learning curve. This in turn helped manufacturers introduce new products
incorporating USB interfaces.
The USB Tracker 110 transferred all data from the USB link
under test to a PC in real time. Ellisys analysis software decoded
the data and displayed a clear interpretation; relevant information
was instantly made available while rarely-used fields were hidden but
easily revealed. Users were able to view the protocol in detail through
several levels of abstraction.
Small, portable, and self-powered, the USB Tracker 110 also
freed up engineers to work offsite. Engineers only needed to plug the
analyzer into a laptop PC. And the analyzer's low-cost eliminated
the need for engineers to share test equipment.
The USB Tracker 110 quickly gained popularity due to its
combination of functionality and value. Today the USB Tracker 110
is still sold and offered at attractive academic pricing. |
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