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USB Cable Tester

$25.00

This is a simple board to test various USB cables!  Plug in your cable to both sides and see which signals light up!

FOR CABLE USE ONLY. DO NOT EVER PLUG THIS IN TO A DEVICE, THE PINS ON ONE SIDE ARE ALL SHORTED TOGETHER AND THAT COULD BREAK IT!

2026-05-28: Sold out, and on backorder.  You can still order now.  Expected delivery: on or about 2026-06-12

Available on backorder

USB Cable Tester

2026-05-28: Sold out, and on backorder.  You can still order now.  Expected delivery: on or about 2026-06-12

This is a simple board to test various USB cables! (Note the USB standard helps to identify these USB-C, cables that are compliant with the standard will have selected pins according to cable and connector specification release).

Plug in your cable to both sides and see which signals light up!

FOR CABLE USE ONLY. DO NOT EVER PLUG THIS IN TO A DEVICE, THE PINS ON ONE SIDE ARE ALL SHORTED TOGETHER AND THAT COULD BREAK IT!

This is an Open Source design: Original, and SmittyHalibut’s fork. USB Cable Tester © 2024 by Alvaro Prieto is licensed under CC BY 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Weight 0.5 lbs
Dimensions 2 × 3 × 0.5 in
Left side connectors

USB-A, USB-C

Right side connectors

USB-B, USB-C, microUSB, miniUSB

Signals tested

Power: VBUS, GND and Shield, USB 2: D+ and D-, Negotiation: CC1, CC2, SBUS1, SBUS2, USB-3: TX1 and TX2 pairs, RX1 and RX2 pairs

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