Decision bench

Choose the check that matches your decision.

Each result separates calculation, declared fit, missing evidence, and what a browser cannot observe.

Ten workbenches

Enter through the system you are planning.

Tools can appear in several workbenches when a dock shares charging, data, display, and tunnel constraints.

Charging

USB-C Power Delivery & PPS

Fixed profiles, PPS ranges, current requirements, complete chains, and shared-port tables.

Charging workbench →
Cables & data

Requirements, claims, ports, and bottlenecks

Select cable requirements, decode cable and port claims, and screen data paths.

Cable workbench →
USB4 & Thunderbolt

Feature paths and tunnel budgets

Check optional workload features, shared traffic planning, exact port claims, and isolation.

USB4 workbench →
Video adapters

Direction, conversion, and feature chains

Classify active/passive direction and check HDR, VRR, HDCP, audio, and DSC.

Adapter workbench →
Displays

Payload, DSC, lanes, MST, and topology

Calculate display demand, compression, lane use, ordinary MST, and dock requirements.

Display workbench →
Docks & hubs

Functions, power, data, tunnels, and failures

Build requirements, budget power, inspect shared links, and run direct/dock isolation.

Dock workbench →
HDMI routing

Switches, splitters, matrices, and mixed displays

Select a topology, reserve ports, screen EDID/downscaling, plan audio, and isolate route failures.

HDMI routing workbench →
Power over Ethernet

PoE classes, equipment, budgets, and failures

Match PSE/PD classes, choose switches or injectors, plan total and pass-through power, screen passive PoE, and isolate faults.

PoE workbench →
Analog audio

Signal roles, headsets, microphone power & hum

Check stereo/balanced paths, split/combine direction, power conversion, and controlled noise observations.

Open audio workbench →
Digital studio

ADAT expansion, optical formats & clock routes

Count S/MUX optical links, distinguish ADAT/S/PDIF, plan timing returns, and isolate digital silence.

Open digital studio workbench →
Electronic drums

Trigger pads, input allocation & hi-hat control

Separate sensor/zone requirements, documented input pools, foot-position routes and fault observations.

Open electronic drum workbench →
Brick electronics

LEGO Motor, Hub & IR Connection Planning Tools

Plan LEGO motor/sensor reuse, Powered Up port assignments, Power Functions IR addresses and remote/app control paths. No hardware connection required.

Open workbench →
VR tracking

VR Tracking Connections: Stations, Receivers & Sync

Plan optical tracking generations, receiver capacity, base-station sync and paired-versus-tracked observations. Not a room-coverage or compatibility guarantee.

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All 59 tools

Direct access

Every tool has one primary output and an explicit confidence boundary.

Checker

Charge Check

Complete declared charging chain.

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Matcher

PD Fixed Profile Matcher

Exact voltage and sufficient current.

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Checker

PPS Range Checker

One request against one APDO.

Open →
Builder

PD Requirement Builder

Current, cable class, SPR or EPR.

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Planner

Multi-port Power Planner

Device targets and port ceilings.

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Comparator

Multi-port Scenario Comparator

Two exact output-table rows.

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Selector

Cable Requirement Selector

Minimum power, data, video, and tunnel claims.

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Decoder

Cable Capability Decoder

Interpret a listing or label.

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Decoder

Port Capability Decoder

Data, power, display, PCIe, and unknowns.

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Checker

USB Data Path Checker

Host, cable, hub, and device bottleneck.

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Checker

USB4 Feature Path Checker

Rate plus required tunnel declarations.

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Planner

USB4 Tunnel Budget Planner

Display, USB, and PCIe planning share.

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Checker

Video Adapter Direction Checker

Passive, active, reverse, or USB graphics.

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Checker

Video Feature Chain Checker

HDR, VRR, HDCP, audio, and DSC.

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Planner

Display Link Planner

Uncompressed video payload.

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Planner

DSC Requirement Planner

Minimum compression ratio.

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Planner

USB-C Lane Planner

Video versus native USB 3 lanes.

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Checker

MST Daisy Chain Checker

OS, branch roles, count, and payload.

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Builder

Dock Requirement Builder

Displays, OS, power, data, and PCIe.

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Calculator

Hub Power Budget

Host, reserve, and downstream devices.

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Matrix

Direct vs Dock Isolation

A/B power, data, and video results.

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Troubleshooter

USB-C Troubleshooter

Shortest-first isolation plan.

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Planner

USB Hub Shared Bandwidth Planner

Concurrent devices against one upstream pool.

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Checker

USB-C Role Match Checker

Power, data, and display direction.

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Isolator

USB4 Fallback Speed Isolator

Target class versus segment evidence.

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Isolator

High-Refresh Display Failure Isolator

Payload, feature, direct, and dock controls.

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Isolator

USB Peripheral Dropout Isolator

Power, load, cable, and direct clues.

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Planner

One-Cable USB-C Monitor Planner

Video, charging, and monitor USB.

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Selector

HDMI Routing Device Selector

Switch, splitter, matrix, or multiviewer.

Open →
Planner

HDMI Matrix Size Planner

Inputs, outputs, audio zones, and spare ports.

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Checker

HDMI Mixed-Display EDID Checker

Common mode, copied EDID, and downscaling.

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Planner

HDMI Audio Route Planner

ARC, eARC, HDMI, optical, and extraction.

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Isolator

HDMI Distribution Failure Isolator

Direct, source, output, mode, and cable controls.

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Checker

PoE Class Compatibility Checker

IEEE Type, Class, PSE allocation, and PD power.

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Selector

PoE Equipment Selector

Switch, injector, splitter, extender, or direct power.

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Planner

PoE Switch Power Budget Planner

Device groups, total budget, and reserve.

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Planner

PoE Passthrough Power Planner

Input, self-use, reserve, and downstream budget.

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Preflight

Passive PoE Compatibility Preflight

IEEE versus passive mode, voltage, pairs, and polarity.

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Isolator

PoE Failure Isolator

Detection, cable, port, load, and PSE controls.

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Analog audio

Audio Signal Path Checker

Compare stereo and balanced mono roles before choosing a route.

Open tool →
Analog audio

Headset Splitter & TRRS Adapter Selector

Choose split/combine direction and verify CTIA/OMTP.

Open tool →
Analog audio

Microphone Power Preflight

Check plug-in versus P48 power and exact conversion evidence.

Open tool →
Analog audio

Audio Hum & Buzz Isolation Planner

Record controlled signal-side tests; do not assume a ground loop.

Open tool →
Digital studio

ADAT vs S/PDIF Optical Format Checker

Compare ADAT and optical S/PDIF port modes, direction and converter evidence before buying another TOSLINK cable.

Open tool →
Digital studio

ADAT Expansion Planner

Plan ADAT optical links for 44.1–192 kHz, explicit S/MUX support and endpoint channel ceilings. Unknown capabilities stay unverified.

Open tool →
Digital studio

Digital Audio Clock Route Planner

Plan one leader, one follower and a real ADAT, S/PDIF or word-clock timing path, including a return path opposite to audio.

Open tool →
Digital studio

Digital Audio Failure Isolator

Use clock lock, source and receiver meters, DAW input and a controlled cable test to isolate digital audio silence, clicks or missing channels.

Open tool →
Electronic drums

Drum Trigger Compatibility Preflight

Compare a pad’s declared trigger family, input mode, zone ceiling, choke/position support and approved lead. Connector fit alone is not compatibility.

Open tool →
Electronic drums

Drum Module Input Allocation Planner

Allocate dual-zone and single-zone pads across one documented equivalent input pool. Preserve split-capable groups and generate a printable input worksheet.

Open tool →
Electronic drums

Hi-Hat Controller Route Planner

Plan separate strike and foot-position paths for electronic hi-hats. Check switch versus continuous control and exact approved analog or digital routes.

Open tool →
Electronic drums

Drum Trigger Connection Fault Isolator

Record trigger activity, audio output, assignments and controlled approved cable/pad tests. Get the next evidence-based step without claiming a failed component.

Open tool →
Brick electronics

Brick Motor & Sensor System Route Checker

Compare Power Functions, Powered Up/LPF2 and NXT/EV3 connection families before reusing a motor, light or sensor. Software functionality remains separate.

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Brick electronics

Powered Up Port Assignment Planner

Build a named Powered Up hub port worksheet, compare physical and program assignments, catch duplicate sockets and check a scoped two-motor program pair.

Open tool →
Brick electronics

Power Functions IR Channel & Output Planner

Map Power Functions receiver channels and red/blue outputs, distinguish independent groups from intentional broadcast, and print an eight-address control map.

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Brick electronics

Brick Remote, App & Program Path Selector

Separate PF infrared, Powered Up remote, original app and already-installed program routes. Identify the missing receiver, runtime or supported control program.

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VR tracking

Optical Tracking Generation Checker

Compare a device’s documented Lighthouse sensor generation with Base Station 1.0 or 2.0, without assuming that SteamVR support means optical compatibility.

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VR tracking

Tracking Receiver Assignment Planner

Plan logical radio assignments within verified classic-compatible and Ultimate receiver pools, keeping reserved channels and unknown capacities explicit.

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VR tracking

Base-Station Sync Planner

Build a logical Lighthouse 1.0 mode or 2.0 channel worksheet, distinguishing optical sync, approved sync cables and duplicate channels.

Open tool →
VR tracking

Tracking Evidence Isolator

Record observed tracking stages to distinguish receiver ownership, runtime visibility, valid pose and app/coordinate-space issues without automatic hardware diagnosis.

Open tool →