Ever wondered why your Arduino wasn’t programming, only to find out that the cable doesn’t have any data conductors? Worry not, [Spencer Maroukis] has got you covered with the USB Sleuth Cable Tester!

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. David W. Chase, New Century Productions’ field shop/maintenance supervisor, uses Canare’s Cable ...

This network cable tester is designed for testing network cable with CAT 5 connectors, RJ-45. It can be modified to test any 8 conductor cable by replacing the RJ-45 jacks with the mating connectors ...

At NAB2007, Canare will bring its Cable Checker, with exclusive HFO connector design for reliable transmission and easy cleaning. The Cable Checker allows quick confirmation of HFO cables in the field ...

Frennzy: "If you want to *build* a cable tester, then build one. Learn about electronics, and expected termination patterns. Learn about impedance and frequency testing. Learn how to design and build ...

I have a drawer full of USB cables and every time I want to connect a device, I have to try them out. USB-C was supposed to simplify things: One cable for everything, that was the promise. In practice ...

Android Auto is finally nearing a rollout for a tool we first spotted nearly a year ago. With the latest update, Android Auto can check the quality of your USB cable to see if it’s causing you any ...

If like me you have lots of cables some of which are probably broken or have deteriorated considerably. You may be interested in a new USB C cable tester created by electronics engineer Peter ...

A cable running upstairs to a desktop from the router is only carrying 100Mb/s Full Duplex, even when both endpoints are gigabit. When tested with a cable tester, wire 4 is blank and does not connect.

Microcontroller-based circuits for testing cables, sometimes in conjunction with a PC, are easy to use and very flexible. For the hobbyist, however, the complication of such devices is not justified.