USB Cable Tester Board USB Cable Checker Data Wire with Acrylic Case Charging Test Data Line Type-C Micro Type A Type B
$18.99
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Price: $18.99
(as of Oct 02, 2024 03:44:58 UTC – Details)
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Package Dimensions : 3.5 x 3.19 x 0.94 inches; 0.32 ounces
Item model number : USB Cable Tester with Acrylic Case
Batteries : 1 CR2 batteries required. (included)
Date First Available : August 9, 2023
Manufacturer : Treedix
ASIN : B0CF95VL2Y
【Reliable USB cable tester】: The product can be used to test different types of USB cables, including TypeB 3.0, TypeB 2.0, TypeC 3.0 (TypeC 3.1/TypeC 3.2), MicroB 3.0, MicroB 2.0, MiniB 2.0, and Lightning.
【Convenient and practical】: The product features a portable design, compact size, and is easy to carry and use.It’s comes with an acrylic case to protect the usb cable tester from damage.
【Multiple power supply options】: Supports two power supply modes: CR2032 button battery or external power supply (Vin) within the range of 3-12V. Vin provides reverse connection protection.
【LED indicator lights】: Test results are displayed through 24 LED indicators, with each pin corresponding to an LED light.
【Multi-functional and practical】: Supports multiple types of interfaces, allowing quick detection of data cable abnormalities and detection of internal short circuits that may interfere with normal operation.
Customers say
Customers like the functionality, cable testing, and value of the electric circuit testing device. They mention it’s very effective, incredibly useful, and tests every kind of USB cable. Some are satisfied with the design. However, some customers have issues with the light indicator. Opinions differ on the instruction manual, power connector quality, and build quality.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Amazon Customer –
Probably my favorite design for these USB Cable Testers.
This is probably the nicest design I’ve seen for these USB Cable Testers. It is a simple circuit with a CR2032 battery to energize the lines. Each pin is connected to a corresponding light, and when the circuit is completed with a cable, the light turns on. Its couldn’t be a simpler design, and I love it for that!I like that you have the option to plug in just about every cable combination you could think of. It has MicroUSB, Type B, MiniUSB, Lightning, Type C, and Type A. There are some oddities, like the inclusion of both a 3.0 MicroUSB and 2.0 MicroUSB, as well as 3.0 and 2.0 Type A. These standards are fully backwards compatible, so it is confusing to me why both would be present, but it doesn’t hurt anything so whatever.It does come with the ability to be wired into a power source, but it does not include cables for doing this.It came in a plain white box and a simple printout with basic operation instructions. No anti-static bag or anything, but given how simple this circuit is, it probably doesn’t matter. One of the most important warnings is **DO NOT** try to use this to connect to actual devices. Best case scenario, nothing happens. Worse case scenario, it fries your stuff or itself. Use this with cables only like it is intended to be used and it will work perfectly.One thing I wish they did a bit better was showing what expected pinouts are and what the different common combinations mean, but this is easy enough to solve with a quick Google search. I’ll try to offer my understanding below. Please take it all with a grain of salt, as I’m still learning myself.There are two sides on this board, “Side A” and “Side B.” This is necessary because of the reversible nature of type C cables. However, with other types of cables, it is normal for only 1 side to light up. Typically (with the exception of lightning cables) you just want to look at the side with the most lights on, and you can pretty much safely ignore the other side.GND = GroundTX and RX Pairs: These pairs are what allow for USB 3 transfer speeds. One pair would allow for 5 or 10Gbps speeds depending on the encoding, and 2 pairs would allow for 10 or 20Gbps depending on the encoding. These lines are also often necessary for alt-modes, such as DisplayPort alt mode.VBUS: Voltage Bus, provides power.CC2 and CC1: These are essentially communication lines that allow the two devices plugged in at either end of the cable to communicate with each other. This line is absolutely required for PD charging.D+ and D-: Basic USB 2.0 Data lines. It is normal for these pairs to only be lit up on the B side or the A side, even with full-featured USB-C cables, as this is essentially legacy support, and additional lines are not required.SBU2 and SBU1: These lines are required for “alternate mode.” This is most typically used for DisplayPort video signal, but can also sometimes be used for Thunderbolt. However, just because this lights up, it doesn’t mean that Thunderbolt will necessarily work (read more about that later in the review.)ID: Used for Micro USB OTG. Normally this doesn’t light up as Type A doesn’t carry it.Shield: Indicates the cable is shielded.Note that this cable tester can only test electrical conductivity, and it cannot test for functionality that is not a direct result of wiring. This means things like 100W PD charging and Thunderbolt capability cannot be directly tested. This can tell you if it has the wires needed for these, but it can’t tell you if the cable has an E Marker (allowing 100W) or if the signal integrity is good enough for Thunderbolt. Thunderbolt is a PCIe standard, and it is very sensitive to even the slightest of signal degradation, so something as simple as a cable being too long or not shielded well enough can make a cable straight up not work for Thunderbolt. However, this is still an incredibly useful tool, and has answered a lot of questions on some cables I had that weren’t performing as expected.
Jack Gaynor –
Nifty gadget to test out all of your USB cables!
This little gem is well constructed and will instantly tell you more than you want to know about any of your USB cables. I got tired of sorting through cables and discovering only by trial and error which could be used for data transfer, and which were only good for charging. This little gadget will tell you. It has all sorts of plugs (USB-A, USB-B, USB-C, USB mini, USB micro and one other I don’t even recognize. And it also does Apple lightning connectors! Make sure you spend the extra $2.00 to get the clear plexiglas cover since it looks like it might be easily damaged while it’s on your workbench and getting buried. Only thing that could be better is clear instructions. But I figured most of it out. Except for that USB port that I’ve never seen before. Great buy for $15. If you love technical stuff, you won’t be disappointed.
Jake –
i like this device I’m a little sad with the support but the device works well
I, like everyone else have a ton of cables it feels like i have millions but I know that’s an extreme exaggeration. but i will say i have a lot and like you i’ve collected these various cables throughout the years making some of them great at the time, but now extremely outdated. The other problem is they all look a like and unless you have some kind of beautiful mind you can’t remember what products they work with or what year or genteration or blah blah blah. So my friend told me about this and i purchased it and i have to say i’ve been going through my cables and have been surprised with what i thought were good cables and the cables that have stood the test of time!! It is easy to use and comes to you fast so you can get it really quick if you’re in extreme needs!! My only problem with the item is that I’m not your hardcore computer programmer electrical engineer savant. Im very tech savvy and don’t have alot of problems figuring things out if i don’t know them. with the exception of this device. It gives you a ton of information, but if you don’t have a background in Computer science or you’re not a 8 year old prodigy hacking your elementary school to change your planned recess time, then your kind of on your own!!! Like i said there is alot of info the board gives you , but there is no guide to what that info means. I guess your just supposed to know that!!i tried reaching out to support and never got a person at all, and i even email the support address they give you and nothing. the website wasn’t much help either, i couldn’t even find the product on their own website??? it has a guide that tells you how to connect the cables and and what it’s used for but interpreting the results. your on your own!! It would be nice if there was a little guide or map of what the different lights mean and how that corresponds to the actual cable you are testing. Meaning if i have a board where 20 of the lights are lit up what kind of cable is it? what is it capable of, and what is it not capable of as well. As it is you hook up the cables and the lights come on and that’s it. like i said gifted coders and such im sure have no problems interpreting the results, but the rest of us would like a little bit of info about what we are seeing!! and since contacting support has been a bust, you’re left with google to try and figure it out for yourself!!!hope this helped every that are on the fence about this product!!
Alex (Los Angeles) –
Absolutely great
I have to say that it is a great design, simple, effective, flexible, just awesome.If you wonder which cable tester to buy, this is the one. It may cost a little bit more than the cheapest ones but it’s better in every way.
Amazon Customer –
Nice device for testing USB cables
Perfect device for testing USB cables. Now I know which are just power cords and which are power and data.
jlamp –
usb cable checker.
use this at work at a Honda dealership, so many bad cords out there. Check to see if they are capable of transmitting data and if they even work at all. Great price, excellent product.
michael –
USB cables come in all kinds of capacities. This lets you quickly know if a cable is for power only (apple Vision Pro for example) or whether it has data capabilities and so onItâs interesting to use
Ratatool –
Muy bueno, te hace un mapeo de todos los pines, sin embargo creo que la mayor utilidad es cuando sabes como interpretar las lucecitas.
Dan Arsenault –
Works well, lets you know cable topology very well.