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News Release from: Nohau UK | Subject: HCITracer
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 August 2003
Analyser speeds Bluetooth development
New from Nohau UK is a simplified and low-cost solution for the capture and expert analysis of HCI traffic.
New from Nohau UK is a simplified and low-cost solution for the capture and expert analysis of HCI traffic The latest addition to the CATC Bluetooth analysis product line is the HCITracer, an analyser system designed to capture, decode and analyse Bluetooth HCI traffic
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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HCITracer allows users to directly probe RS232 connections, UARTs and/or BlueCore interfaces for rapid and easy protocol analysis.
HCITracer is the lowest cost solution for developers of Bluetooth stack, applications, device drivers and modules in need of an easy-to-use system to capture and analyse Bluetooth device information, rather than the entire piconet, during the design and debug process.
The CATC HCITracer software system runs on a portable or desktop PC and connects directly to Bluetooth implementations under test (IUTs) via the HCI probe.
The HCITracer probe plugs in through a USB port, eliminating the need to add RS232 ports to the configuration.
The probe captures traffic generated by the device(s) and transfers it to the software for analysis.
The HCITracer software can support up to three IUTs simultaneously and can fully analyse all traffic from the HCI level and above.
"Bluetooth development has evolved and there are many more applications and stack developers with limited or no need to capture and analyse the piconet", stated Joe Mendolia, Bluetooth Business Manger for CATC.
"The HCITracer has simplified the capture of information needed to test and debug devices.
Our low-cost solution will allow developers to quickly and easily see the necessary information to ensure device compatibility".
HCITracer is fully integrated and can be used with other CATC Bluetooth analysers.
Like all CATC expert protocol analysers, the HCITracer uses the CATC Trace expert analysis software system to capture and display protocol traffic.
Embedded in this sophisticated application is a deep understanding of the Bluetooth protocol hierarchy and intricacies.
The CATC Trace presents this knowledge to the user in a colourful, intuitive and easy to use graphical display, allowing users to quickly capture and validate Bluetooth product designs.
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