RE: Spark Analyzer | IoT-enabled USB-C Adjustable PSU (WiFi + BLE)

shabaz — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 21:25:40 GMT

Hi,

I think most engineers (certainly including me) don't do Instagram, so that might not be the best way for people to discover how to use it.

I used a USB-C power measuring device today (just a cheap one with a built-in LCD screen), so I was curious to read this blog post, however I don't think it would have worked for my scenario. I measured power consumption while using the USB-C device, i.e. power was measured in-between the USB host and the USB device, and I could do that because the measurement device had a USB-C socket and a plug. That seems to be a missing capability on your board; maybe it would be worth adding such a feature (if possible).

The device I used could not log the data (I think it can chart it for a minute or so on the tiny in-built display, but I don't use that charting feature often) so that was a disadvantage, however on the plus side it had a fast responding display.

This was the one I used; I don't have an opinion one way or another about it, except that it works for basic needs (I didn't spend more because I didn't know what I needed). I can't say if it is accurate or not, but still is quite a useful device,