Tuesday, 9 July 2019

keyboard - Is there a USB power consumption meter?


For example, how could I measure the normal power consumption of my USB keyboard?


After I get my statistics, I may easily notice when a hardware keylogger gets installed, by the changed power consumption.



Answer



USB current/voltage meters exist. Here's one on Amazon (though unfortunately out of stock at the moment). Here's the same model on eBay (from Germany, but ships worldwide).


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Alternatively, if you're up for a bit of DIY, see this project on Instructables. You'll need a multimeter, though, because that's just a passive passthrough connector that simply provides a couple of test points.


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