[PLUG] Devices mentioned at the PLUG clinic

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 21 Jul 2025, Galen Seitz wrote:

> For the USB PD monitor:
>
> Is my device charging?
>
> What power/voltage/current is it charging at?
>
> Hmm, this USB device seems warm.  How much power is it using?
>
> Is this USB PD adapter really delivering 20V/15V/9V/5V?
>
> Is my fancy USB PD PPS adapter really doing its programmable voltage thing?
>
> I think my laptop is suspended.  What's the state of the USB VBUS?  Is a USB 
> device still drawing power while suspended?

Galen,

As a non-hardware expert I thank you for the lesson. Looks to be a good
diagnostic tool to have available.

All my laptops (except the very earlist ones) have Wi-Fi built in so I am
curious when an external WAP would be needed.

Regards,

Rich