Overview

Features and Benefits

Key Product Features

  • Node Emulator
    • AD243x — Main/Sub node — Standard/High Power
    • AD242x — Main/Sub node
  • A2B Bus Traffic Monitor
  • Simultaneous Monitor and Emulator operation
  • Selectable audio interface
    • Analog I/O
    • Digital SPDIF I/O
    • USB2.0 Audio Class 
    • Streaming from/to PC
  • Intuitive Graphical User Interface
    • Supported on Windows, Linux, MacOS
  • Software Development Kit (SDK)

Key Benefits

  • Powerful, multi-function HW
  • Supports Rapid development
  • HW locked license
  • Software push notifications
  • Seamless integration to SigmaStudio+
  • Fully compatible with SigmaStudio

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Product Details

ADI A2B Bus Analyzer is a robust development tool supporting the design and debug of AD242x/3x based A2B networks. It can be configured to act as active bus emulation tool and/or as a passive bus monitor.

The tool consists of the following main components:

  • Hardware unit
    • A2B Main/Sub node emulation
    • Passive bus traffic monitor
    • Variety of audio input/output interfaces
    • High speed USB Interface for audio and control communication
  • GUI application
    • Intuitive GUI for device configuration and control
    • Capture/playback of Real-time audio streams and bus traffic on PC
    • Inject test tones/streams from PC on to the bus for debug
    • A2B Network/node management and diagnostics
    • Audio streaming over USB using ASIO/ALSA/CoreAudio
    • Support for Windows, Linux, MacOS
  • SDK
    • Software Development Kit (SDK) to create custom applications

The tool can be used in the following scenarios:

  • Engineering – Design & Development
  • Test & Validation
  • Pre-production Testing
  • CE/FCC certification process is underway

Markets and Technologies

Applicable Parts

Package Contents

  • A2B Bus Analyzer HW Unit
  • USB-A to Micro-B cable
  • 12V power supply adapter
  • A2B Cable with HDAC to Duraclik connectors
  • A2B Cable with HDAC to HDAC connectors (2)
  • A2B Cable with Duraclik connectors (2)
  • A2B Analyzer Application download instructions

Getting Started

Refer to the A2B Bus Analyzer Quick Start Guide to get started with A2B Bus Analyzer.

System Requirements

A2B Bus Analyzer – Supported OS platforms

Windows: Windows 10 Home, Pro, Enterprise (64-bit)
Linux: Ubuntu 18.04+ (64-bit)
macOS: 10.15.x Catalina

Documentation & Resources