Bus Hound

Bus Hound is the first software bus analyzer that can capture I/O, protocol, and performance measurements. It's pretty handy for anyone who needs to keep an eye on data traffic!

Key Features of Bus Hound

Here are some cool features:

• It supports a variety of connections like IDE, SCSI, USB, Bluetooth, FireWire, serial ports, and even good old ps/2 mice and keyboards.


• You can connect all kinds of devices—hard drives, DVDs, mice, scanners, web cams... you name it!


• Whether you're using 32-bit or 64-bit Windows versions, Bus Hound has got you covered.


• You can capture tons of data; the only limit is your available memory!


• The software automatically stops capturing data when a trigger condition is met.


• You can measure how well each device reads and writes data in real-time.


• It captures device driver packets like IRPs too!


• You have the power to filter which types of phases to capture.


• No worries about running it on multiple machines—it's unlimited!


• You can capture any number of devices at once without any fuss over bus types.


• It’s super portable! It fits on a diskette for easy transport and quick downloads.


• Drag and drop your captured data into other products in HTML format effortlessly.


• You can save your captured info as a text file or zip file for later use.


• Select devices easily from a graphical tree view—it’s simple!


• You can even capture what happens during system startup.


• Customize how you want to see your captured data—like byte width per line or column order!


• Dive deep into low-level protocols like SCSI sense data and USB setup packets with ease.


• If you want precision timing for each phase down to the microsecond level? No problem!


Download Bus Hound here


• Watch I/O happen right on your screen in real-time. It’s pretty cool!
• This is pure software with no need for extra hardware or changes to your system—how convenient!

Limitations

Please note these limitations:

• The tool captures up to 32 commands only at once.
  
• You’ll only get the first 8 bytes from each data transfer.
  
• A nag screen pops up sometimes—but hey! It’s not too annoying!