SLVUD76A May   2025  – July 2025

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
  5. 2Hardware Overview
  6. 3Installing the GUI
  7. 4GUI Overview
  8. 5Quick Start Guide
  9. 6Revision History

5 Quick Start Guide

  1. Connect the TI-PD-ANALYZER to a PC using a Micro-B USB cable.
  2. Open the GUI.
  3. Connect the GUI to the TI-PD-ANALYZER by selecting Analyzer Settings → Connect to Analyzer.
    1. When the PD analyzer first connects to the GUI, the GUI checks the firmware version of the PD analyzer. If the GUI detects that the firmware is not up-to-date, the Update Analyzer Firmware menu is prompted. If this step is initially skipped and the update is later desired, select Miscellaneous → Update Analyzer Firmware.
      TI-PD-ANALYZER Updating Analyzer Firmware Figure 5-1 Updating Analyzer Firmware
  4. (Optional) To measure the power usage of the Sink device, select Analyzer Settings → Collect Voltage/Current Measurements before the TI-PD-ANALYZER begins recording and logging the PD communication.
    TI-PD-ANALYZER Enabling Voltage/Current Measurements Figure 5-2 Enabling Voltage/Current Measurements
    1. To open the Voltage/Current Monitor window, right-click anywhere in the Event Display Window and select Show Measurements.
      TI-PD-ANALYZER Opening the Voltage/Current Monitor Window Figure 5-3 Opening the Voltage/Current Monitor Window
    2. To refresh the Voltage/Current Monitor Window, toggle any one of the trace options (for example V_VBUS, I_VBUS, V_CC1, V_CC2_Plug, and so on).
  5. Click the TI-PD-ANALYZER button or select Analyzer Settings → Start Recording to begin recording and logging the PD communication.
  6. Connect the USB Type-C plug and receptacle of the TI-PD-ANALYZER to the Source and Sink devices. Observe the PD communication between the devices in the Event Display Window.
  7. Click theTI-PD-ANALYZER button or select Analyzer Settings → Stop Recording when finished.
  8. Click the TI-PD-ANALYZER button or select File → Save Log File to save the captured PD log.
  9. To open a saved PD log, click the TI-PD-ANALYZER button or select File → Open Log File.