Capturing a device
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USBTrace can be used to capture USB requests at USB Host Controllers, Hubs and Devices. The Device View tab of the USB View shows all USB Host Controllers, Hubs and Devices present in your system as a tree. Any device shown in the Device View can be selected for capturing by checking the box near its name.

USB Device View
USB Device View

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In the Device View, select the devices which you want to capture. The devices are selected by checking the box near them.

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Click Start Capture in the Capture menu or click the  graphic  icon. Now USBTrace will start monitoring the selected devices. The captured USB transactions will start to appear in the user interface.

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To stop monitoring, click Stop Capture in the Capture menu or click the  graphic  icon.

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To get detailed information regarding a logged transaction, click on it. The Info View will display decoded information regarding the transaction. It will also display the IRP, URB and IO_STACK_LOCATION structures associated with the transaction. The Buffer View will display any data associated with the transaction.