Analyzer Operation
CY4500 EZ-
PD™ Protocol Analyzer Guide, Doc. No. 002-12170 Rev. **
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7. Upon connecting the USB Type-C power adapter, the utility running on the host PC automatically displays a string
of messages on the screen. Make sure that the hardware connections are not loose or do not get disconnected in
the middle of a data capturing event. The running EZ-PD Analyzer Utility, along with the messages, will look similar
to the image shown in
Figure 4-4: EZ-PD Analyzer Utility Showing PD Packets Captured on CC Line
8. The EZ-PD Analyzer Utility displays the messages that have been captured (sent and received) between the USB
Type-C host device and the USB Type-C client device on the CC line. Click on the
icon to stop capturing
messages. Alternatively, you can stop capturing data by clicking on
Actions > Stop Capturing
from the menu bar.
Upon clicking this icon, the status bar at the bottom of the utility window displays
EZ-PD Analyzer is stopped
.
9. You can save the captured set of messages by clicking on
File > Save
. These files can be saved in the
.ccgx
,
.xlsx
or
.csv
formats, but only the file saved in
.ccgx
format can be opened using the EZ-PD Analyzer Utility by
clicking
File > Open
.
10. To clear a captured group of messages, you can either click the Clear Data
icon or click on
Actions > Clear
Data
from the menu bar. This clears all the captured group of messages. If they are not saved prior to clicking the
Clear Data icon, then these messages are lost.
is not stable or gets disconnected at any point, the status bar at the bottom of
the utility window shows the message
EZ-PD Analyzer is disconnected.
12. For more information on how to use the EZ-PD Analyzer Utility, refer to the EZ-
PD™ Analyzer Utility User Manual
by clicking
Help > User Manual
.
4.2 Updating PSoC 5LP Device Firmware on the CY4500 EZ-
PD™
Protocol Analyzer
The firmware of the PSoC 5LP device present on the CY4500 EZ-
PD™ Protocol Analyzer board can be updated using the
EZ-PD Analyzer Utility.