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Engineering round-up: Fast, frequent and feedback-friendly!

Engineering round-up: Fast, frequent and feedback-friendly!

    Engineering round-up

    February 12, 2022

    Cambrionix Software

    Engineering round-up. We recognise that by releasing incremental updates on new features more regularly, our software - and the value that it’s intended to deliver - gets into the hands of more of our customers sooner.

    That’s why we’re accelerating the frequency and time between software updates.

    Using continuous integration and shorter release cycles will bring new features and functionality to all Cambrionix hubs each and every month. Check out our latest software here.

    Feedback-friendly

    We’re always listening to your feedback, whether that’s in our conversations directly, or via our support desk. If someone suggests a great new feature or new functionality and we decide it needs to be in the core product, we can get it out into the world much sooner.

    So if our software isn’t meeting your needs tell us now! We’re open to your ideas and feedback so please let us know how we can help. Contact Cambrionix Support.

    New features releasing this month

    We’ve been working on lots of user interface enhancements which we won’t detail line by line, but the two main feature releases this month are:

    • USB endpoint discovery and count through our API and LiveViewer
    • USB flash drive information through our API and LiveViewer

    If you have any queries about these, please do let us know.

    Cambrionix User Manuals

    We’re working tirelessly to bring you improvements to our product manuals and the documentation you need to interface with our hardware.

    We understand that more information and examples of how to use our products is important.
    Using continuous integration, we are regularly and continuously updating all our documentation.

    As well as improving the information we provide, we recognise the need for better access through additional languages such as Hindi, Japanese, and Spanish.

    We will prioritise additional accessibility based on the requirement – in short, the more people ask for something, the more likely it is to happen, so please keep that feedback coming!

    We can’t deliver everything instantly but rest assured, we are taking it all on board and working through it where we can.

    We listen to all our customers, and your feedback is important.

    If we aren’t meeting your expectation in our documentation let us know through our support desk.

    Thundersync3-C10

    As mentioned in January’s update, we are excited to see the ramp-up of production of our latest Cambrionix product the ThunderSync3-C10.

    This fully upgradeable and configurable product is ready to meet your needs now and in the future - why not check out the latest technology here or see the new video here.

    Cambrionix is the leading provider of intelligent USB hubs for mass mobile device management. Cambrionix’s range of USB hubs, software and tools, support many of the world's biggest businesses to succeed across a range of industries including hardware and software development, technology, logistics, education, healthcare and retail.

    Find out more about our hubs, Cambrionix Connect software and Developer tools.

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    Q&A

    • Why can't SQA teams rely on simulators alone?

      Simulators cannot reproduce real-world hardware behaviours, OEM-specific differences, biometric flows, camera and performance constraints, or network variability. Final validation of any software release must run on physical devices to confirm it behaves correctly across the full range of devices your users own.

    • What causes device dropouts during automated testing?

      Device dropouts during automated testing are most commonly caused by USB infrastructure that cannot sustain the combined data and power demands of large device fleets under heavy workloads. Consumer-grade USB 2 and USB 3 hubs lack the bandwidth, stability, and power delivery capability required for enterprise-scale SQA environments. Purpose-built solutions with Thunderbolt architecture and intelligent Power Delivery eliminate this problem.

    • How does AI development affect real-device testing requirements?

      AI-assisted development increases the speed and frequency of software releases. Every release still requires validation on real hardware before deployment, which means the volume of real-device testing increases in direct proportion to the pace of AI-driven development. Teams that do not scale their real-device testing infrastructure risk becoming the bottleneck in an otherwise accelerated development pipeline.

    • What is intelligent Power Delivery in USB hub testing solutions?

      Intelligent Power Delivery (PD) allows a USB hub to consistently allocate the right level of charging power to each connected device based on its requirements and battery state. In SQA environments, this prevents devices from losing charge during long automated test runs, reduces unnecessary charging that degrades battery health over time, and ensures all tests complete successfully even under heavy parallel workloads.

    • How do Cambrionix hubs integrate with automated testing workflows?

      The Cambrionix Connect software provides an API and CLI for programmatic control of individual ports and devices. Teams can remotely manage device connectivity, reboot devices, schedule charging sessions, and monitor real-time device status without physical access to the lab. These capabilities can be combined with third-party tools such as Apple Configurator and other test automation frameworks, allowing teams to incorporate Cambrionix hubs into broader automated workflows and device management pipelines.

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