diff --git a/application.c b/application.c
index b9cf751..6cd68f5 100644
--- a/application.c
+++ b/application.c
@@ -118,10 +118,13 @@ static void standby(void)
 
 }
 
+/** meaning of the print connection information */
+static const char* connection_legend = "connection details: D = pin driven, P = pin pulled, F = pin floating, >/< direction\n";
+
 /** print the pin connection details
  *  @param[in] connection connection details to print
  */
-static void print_connection(struct usb_connection_t* connection)
+static void print_connection(const struct usb_connection_t* connection)
 {
 	if (NULL == connection) {
 		return;
@@ -1104,6 +1107,7 @@ static void command_connections(void* argument)
 	uint8_t (*connections)[2] = NULL;
 	if (intra) {
 		printf("= testing internal connections =\n");
+		puts(connection_legend);
 		for (uint8_t i = 0; i < LENGTH(usb_connectors); i++) {
 			// test pin connections
 			const struct usb_connector_t* connector = usb_connectors[i];
@@ -1122,7 +1126,15 @@ static void command_connections(void* argument)
 			}
 			printf(": %u connection(s)\n", connections_nb);
 			for (uint16_t connection = 0; connection < connections_nb; connection++) {
-				printf("- %s to %s\n", usb_pins[connections[connection][0]].name, usb_pins[connections[connection][1]].name);
+				struct usb_connection_t connection_detail;
+				const bool connected = usb_cables_test_pins(&usb_pins[connections[i][0]], &usb_pins[connections[i][1]], &connection_detail);
+				printf("- %s to %s (", usb_pins[connections[connection][0]].name, usb_pins[connections[connection][1]].name);
+				if (connected) {
+					print_connection(&connection_detail);
+				} else {
+					puts("connection dropped");
+				}
+				puts(")\n");
 			}
 			printf("there is %s load on the connector\n", load ? "a" : "no");
 			if (connections) {
@@ -1136,6 +1148,7 @@ static void command_connections(void* argument)
 		} else {
 			printf("= testing all connections =\n");
 		}
+		puts(connection_legend);
 		connections = (uint8_t (*)[2])usb_cables_test_connections(usb_connectors, LENGTH(usb_connectors), !inter, false, &connections_nb);
 		if (NULL == connections) {
 			if (connections_nb) {
@@ -1150,9 +1163,12 @@ static void command_connections(void* argument)
 			const struct usb_connector_t* connector_from = usb_cables_get_connector(connections[i][0]);
 			const struct usb_connector_t* connector_to = usb_cables_get_connector(connections[i][1]);
 			if (NULL == connector_from || NULL == connector_to) {
-				printf("no connector for a pin pair\n");
+				puts("no connector for a pin pair\n");
 				continue;
 			}
+			// get connection details
+			struct usb_connection_t connection;
+			const bool connected = usb_cables_test_pins(&usb_pins[connections[i][0]], &usb_pins[connections[i][1]], &connection);
 			printf("%s ", connector_from->name);
 			if (connector_from->variant) {
 				printf("(%s) ", connector_from->variant);
@@ -1161,7 +1177,13 @@ static void command_connections(void* argument)
 			if (connector_to->variant) {
 				printf("(%s) ", connector_to->variant);
 			}
-			printf("%s\n", usb_pins[connections[i][1]].name);
+			printf("%s (", usb_pins[connections[i][1]].name);
+			if (connected) {
+				print_connection(&connection);
+			} else {
+				puts("connection dropped");
+			}
+			puts(")\n");
 		}
 		if (connections) {
 			free(connections);
@@ -1180,7 +1202,7 @@ static void command_cplug(void* argument)
 	const enum usb_connectors_e connectors[] = {USB_CONNECTOR_C_HOST, USB_CONNECTOR_C_DEVICE}; // USB-C connectors to test
 
 	puts("= testing C plugs =\n");
-	puts("connection details: D = pin driven, P = pin pulled, F = pin floating, >/< direction\n");
+	puts(connection_legend);
 
 	usb_cables_pins_float(); // put all pins to float before making checks