Sometimes we need to know certain details related to our USB devices, technical details that, for example, will help us to repair a USB memory that does not work. This is when it becomes necessary to extract the information from the USB device connected to your computer. And it is precisely chipgenius, the tool that will help us easily in this purpose.
It is a very useful tool for identify USB devices based on your chip data. It is capable of accessing the information of each of the USB devices that are connected to our computer.
It can be used as a research tool to analyze and find information on various USB devices, such as USB sticks. It can also be used to find when a device is faulty or is not being recognized by the system (Windows). When, for example, you connect your USB stick to your computer's USB port, but it doesn't show up in Windows Explorer. However, you can see it in the Control Panel, in the Devices section. On this occasion, ChipGenius comes in handy to solve the problem.
As you can see in the previous screenshot, ChipGenius shows two types of information: in the upper part the list of USB devices and USB controllers and in the lower part the detailed information of said USB devices.
ChipGenius shows us the information in a similar way to the hardware devices that the Device Manager shows in Windows. Clicking on a USB device displays even more information about that selected device.
ChipGenius Features
- Identify all the USB ports connected to our computer.
- Collects information from the microprocessor of any connected USB device.
- Displays the firmware version of the USB device.
ChipGenius uses
Remember that this tool shows us in detail information about the device ID (VID and PID), the serial number, the device supplier, the device name, the device revision, the allowed device current, etc. Thus, using the VID and PID of a device, we can easily identify it.
For example, if a device is not working, searching the internet for its VID and PID will find the updated device driver.
Another use of ChipGenius is the identification of fake USB devices, in case you buy one online or of doubtful origin. In this way, you can always know about the chip inside a USB device and compare it with what is shown on the package or on the website of the sale.
ChipGenius is portable, free and compatible with 32/64-bit Windows.
As of the publication date of this post, the current version is v4.20.1107 (2020-11-07) and the password of the download file is usbdev.ru
Link: Download ChipGenius