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Cable Detective
Reveals actual USB-PD contracts and e-marker data that macOS hides from users.
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franze
2024d ago
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Cable Detective
by franze·May 9, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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Finally reveals what your USB-C ports are actually doing beyond marketing specs.
Strengths
- •Reads SOP/SOP' e-marker chips to expose real cable capabilities, not box claims
- •Shows negotiated USB-PD contracts and PDO menus with actual wattage direction
- •Zero network, no telemetry, optional on-device Apple Intelligence summaries
Weaknesses
- •Apple Silicon only, excludes Intel Macs and Windows/Linux users entirely
- •Narrow audience limits impact despite solving a genuine hardware debugging pain
Category
Target Audience
Hardware engineers, Mac power users, IT professionals
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