On 2013-02-19 10:51, Lutz Vieweg wrote:
On 02/19/2013 09:34 AM, Jef Driesen wrote:
The alternative is to capture the usb communication. But because usb is a lot more verbose then plain serial communication, the result is much more difficult to interpret. I also don't know any relative easy to use applications to capture usb communication (like a portmon equivalent for usb).
Wireshark is said to do that: http://wiki.wireshark.org/CaptureSetup/USB
Yes, but according to the same page only on linux. Most dive computer manufacturers only have a Windows application, which means we need to be able to capture on Windows! Having to setup a Windows VM on a Linux host may work fine for you and me, but it's certainly not an option for the average end-user.
That's why PortMon is so convenient. There is no need to even install it. You only have to adjust a couple of options, and you are ready to capture. This is something the majority of the end-users can get to work.
(But I've got no personal experience in doing so.)
Me neither.
Jef