Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for the assessment of acousto-electrical probes, such as their connections (e.g., transducer leads) and their response characteristics. An example method of determining a capacitance capability of an electrical lead for an ultrasound device includes discharging stored capacitance of the electrical lead； applying power to the electrical lead； during applying power to the electrical lead, counting clock cycles from a microprocessor； comparing a electrical lead voltage to a reference voltage； stopping counting clock cycles when the electrical lead voltage passes the reference voltage； and processing a number of counted clock cycles, in response to stopping the counting clock cycles to determine a capacitance of the electrical lead.
