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[edent@mastodon.social]

blog! “Firmware Update for the Treedix TRX5-0816 Cable Tester”

Last year I reviewed the Treedix USB Cable Tester - a handy device for testing the capabilities of all your USB cables. I noted that it had a few minor bugs and contacted the manufacturer to see if there was an update.

For some reason, lots of Chinese manufacturers don't…

Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/03/firmware-update-for-the-treedix-trx5-0816-cable-tester/
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#firmware #gadget #upgrades #USB #usb-c

[ho1024@mastodon.social]

@Edent > Chinese manufacturers don't like publishing updates on their websites

Yes, and often the GDrive looks 'off' like some employees personal account.
That gets too much traffic, and you get throttled.
Then you set up a script to retry download every few hours.
And now you are blocked from GDrive for a day or two.

I have sometimes had luck with FF local translation and browsing the CN site instead of EN.

[dan@mastodon.durrans.com]

@Edent My Treedix appears to be on V4.01 so I guess I have the newer hardware.

[steve@prattle.org.uk]

@Edent Er — both links go to the PDF instructions, there doesn't appear to be a link to the update itself?

[edent@mastodon.social]

@steve D'oh! Updated. But if you want the direct, it is https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2.4.06.zip

[masek@infosec.exchange]

@Edent I had asked the support on how to update mine, but didn’t get a clear answer.