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USB Power Delivery Analyzer User Manual
USB Power Delivery Analyzer User Manual

1 General Overview

1.1 Revision History

1.1.1 Changes in version 1.20

Initial API release.

1.1.2 Changes in version 1.00

Initial revision.

1.2 General Description

The USB Power Delivery Analyzer (PD analyzer) non-intrusively monitors power delivery data on Control Channel lines CC1 and CC2 through USB Type C connection. The PD analyzer acts as USB Pass Through for Super-Speed 5/10 Gbps (USB 3.1 Gen 1/2), Hi-Speed 480 Mbps, Full-Speed 12 Mbps, and Low-Speed 1.5 Mbps. Total Phase worked closely with Google to bring this Chromium project design (code name "Twinkie") to market. The Total Phase USB PD analyzer goes beyond the original Twinkie design, offering improved firmware and the ability to use it with Total Phase Data Center Software. The PD analyzer captures and displays data using Data Center Software. The PD analyzer is manufactured in Total Phase US-based, ISO9001 certified facility. For more detail, please visit http://www.totalphase.com/products/data-center/.

2 Hardware Specification

2.1 Connector Description

PD analyzer connectors are described in figure 1. PD analyzer analysis USB micro B receptacle (left connector in Figure 1) should be connected to analysis computer. PD analyzer analysis USB micro B receptacle can be connected for example to analysis computer USB type A receptacle through micro B male to type A male cable. PD analyzer target USB type C plug (top connector in Figure 1) should be connected to target USB type C receptacle. PD analyzer target USB type C receptacle (bottom connector in Figure 1) should be connected to target USB type C plug. The included cable is 6" USB micro B to USB type A.

Figure 1 : PD Analyzer Connectors

VBus supports maximum is 20 V and 5 A.

PD analyzer block diagram is described in Figure 2.

Figure 2 : PD Analyzer Block Diagram

2.2 Known USB Power Delivery Limitation

On computers with a highly loaded USB sub system, performance may be degraded and data may be lost between the Power Delivery Analyzer and the analysis computer.

2.3 Physical Specifications

Dimension: W x D x L: 25.4 mm x 38.1 mm x 6.4 mm (1.00 in x 1.5 in, 0.25 in)

Weight: 42 g (1.5 oz)

3 Software

3.1 Compatibility

3.1.1 Overview

The PD analyzer GUI, Data Center, is offered as a 32-bit or 64-bit application. The specific compatibility for each operating system is discussed below.

3.1.2 Windows Compatibility

The PD analyzer GUI, Data Center, is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 7/8/8.1/10. The software is provided as a 32-bit or 64-bit application.

3.1.3 Linux Compatibility

The PD analyzer GUI, Data Center, is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit standard distributions of Linux with kernel 2.6 and integrated USB support including: Red Hat, Ubuntu, Fedora, and SuSE. The software is provided as a 32-bit or 64-bit application. When using the 32-bit library on a 64-bit distribution, the appropriate 32-bit system libraries are also required. When using either the 64-bit library or 32 bit library, the appropriate system libraries are also required.

3.1.4 Mac OS X Compatibility

The PD analyzer GUI, Data Center, is compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Intel versions of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, and 10.11 El Capitan. The software is provided as a 32-bit or 64-bit application.

3.2 USB Driver

3.2.1 Windows USB Driver

Windows 8/8.1/10

Plug PD analyzer to analysis computer, wait till installation is done, and use Data Center. PD analyzer should show up as Total Phase PD analyzer in Device Manager under Universal Serial Bus devices section.

Windows 7

Plug PD analyzer to analysis computer, wait till installation is done, and verify that PD analyzer shows up as Total Phase PD analyzer or WinUSB Device in Device Manager under Universal Serial Bus devices section. If PD analyzer shows up as Total Phase PD analyzer or WinUSB Device in Device Manager under Universal Serial Bus devices section, then use Data Center. If PD analyzer shows up as Total Phase PD Analyzer under Other devices section, then follow the steps below

  1. Go to Control Panel window -> Click System tab -> Click Windows Update icon -> Click Install updates icon -> Mark 'I accept the license terms' -> Click Finish icon -> Wait till Windows Update done.
  2. Go to Control Panel window -> Click System tab -> Click Advanced system settings icon -> Click Hardware icon -> Click Device Installation Setting icon -> Mark 'No, Let me choose what I do' and 'Install driver software from Windows Update if it is not found on my computer' -> Click Save Changes icon -> Click OK
  3. Unplug and plug PD analyzer from analysis computer, and wait till Driver software is installed
  4. If PD analyzer shows up in Device Manager as WinUsb Device under Universal Serial Bus devices section, then your PD analyzer is installed successfully on the analysis computer, and you can use Data Center.
  5. If PD analyzer shows up in Device Manager under Other devices section, then download and install USB driver for Windows v2.13 unsigned beta from wwww.totalphase.com on your analysis computer as described in section 'Windows USB Driver v2.13 Unsigned Beta' below.
  6. Verify that PD analyzer shows up in Device Manager as WinUSB Device under Universal Serial Bus devices section, and use Data Center.
Windows USB Driver v2.13 Unsigned Beta

To install the appropriate USB communication driver under Windows, use Total Phase USB Driver v2.13 unsigned beta before plugging in any device. The driver can be found in the Total Phase website www.totalphase.com. After the driver has been installed, plugging in a PD analyzer for the first time will cause the PD analyzer to be installed and associated with the correct driver. The following steps describe the feedback the user should receive from Windows after a PD analyzer is plugged into a system for the first time:

  1. A notification bubble will pop up from the system tray and state that Windows is "installing device driver software."
  2. When the installation is complete, the notification bubble will again pop up and state that the "device driver software installed successfully."

To confirm that the device was correctly installed, check that the device appears in the "Device Manager." For Windows 7/8/8.1/10, to navigate to the "Device Manager"screen, select "Control Panel | Hardware and Sound | Device Manager". The PD analyzer should appear under the Universal Serial Bus Controllers section.

Windows USB Driver v2.13 Unsigned Beta Removal

The USB communication driver can be removed from the operating system by using the Windows program removal utility. Instructions for using this utility can be found below. Alternatively, the Uninstall option found in the driver installer can also be used to remove the driver from the system.

NOTE: It is critical to remove all Total Phase devices from your system before you remove the USB drivers.

  1. Select "Control Panel | Uninstall a program"
  2. Right-click on "Total Phase USB Driver" and select "Uninstall/Change"
  3. Follow the instructions in the uninstaller

3.2.2 Linux USB Driver

The PD analyzer communications layer under Linux does not require a specific kernel driver to operate. However, the user must ensure independently that the libusb library is installed on the system since the PD analyzer library is dynamically linked to libusb.

Most modern Linux distributions use the udev subsystem to help manipulate the permissions of various system devices. This is the preferred way to support access to the PD analyzer such that the device is accessible by all of the users on the system upon device plug-in.

For legacy systems, there are two different ways to access the PD analyzer, through USB hotplug or by mounting the entire USB filesystem as world writable. Both require that /proc/bus/usb is mounted on the system which is the case on most standard distributions.

UDEV

Support for udev requires a single configuration file that is available on the Total Phase website www.totalphase.com for download. This file is 99-totalphase.rules. Please follow the following steps to enable the appropriate permissions for the PD analyzer.

  1. As superuser, unpack 99-totalphase.rules to /etc/udev/rules.d
  2. chmod 644 /etc/udev/rules.d/99-totalphase.rules
  3. Unplug and replug your PD analyzers

USB Hotplug

USB hotplug requires two configuration files which are available on the Total Phase website www.totalphase.com for download. These files are: pd and pd.usermap. Please follow the following steps to enable hotplugging.

  1. As superuser, unpack pd and pd.usermap to /etc/hotplug/usb
  2. chmod 755 /etc/hotplug/usb/pd
  3. chmod 644 /etc/hotplug/usb/pd.usermap
  4. Unplug and replug your PD analyzers
  5. Set the environment variable USB_DEVFS_PATH to /proc/bus/usb

World-Writable USB Filesystem

Finally, here is a last-ditch method for configuring your Linux system in the event that your distribution does not have udev or hotplug capabilities. The following procedure is not necessary if you were able to exercise the steps in the previous subsections.

Often, the /proc/bus/usb directory is mounted with read-write permissions for root and read-only permissions for all other users. If an non-privileged user wishes to use the PD analyzer and software, one must ensure that /proc/bus/usb is mounted with read-write permissions for all users. The following steps can help setup the correct permissions. Please note that these steps will make the entire USB filesystem world writable.

  1. Check the current permissions by executing the following command:
    ls -al /proc/bus/usb/001
  2. If the contents of that directory are only writable by root, proceed with the remaining steps outlined below.
  3. Add the following line to the /etc/fstab file:
    none /proc/bus/usb usbfs defaults,devmode=0666 0 0
  4. Unmount the /proc/bus/usb directory using umount
  5. Remount the /proc/bus/usb directory using mount
  6. Repeat step 1. Now the contents of that directory should be writable by all users.
  7. Set the environment variable USB_DEVFS_PATH to /proc/bus/usb

3.2.3 Mac OS X USB Driver

The PD analyzer communications layer under Mac OS X does not require a specific kernel driver to operate. Mac OS X versions 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite, and 10.11 El Capitan are supported. It is typically necessary to ensure that the user running the software is currently logged into the desktop. No further user configuration should be necessary.

4 Firmware

4.1 Field Upgrades

4.1.1 Upgrade Procedure

FILL ME

5 API Documentation

5.1 Introduction

The PD analyzer API documentation that follows is oriented towards the PD analyzer Rosetta C bindings. The set of PD analyzer API functions and their functionality is identical regardless of which Rosetta language binding is utilized. The only differences will be found in the calling convention of the functions. For further information on such differences please refer to the documentation that accompanies each language bindings in the PD analyzer API Software distribution.

5.2 General Data Types

The following definitions are provided for convenience. All PD analyzer data types are unsigned.

      typedef unsigned char       u08;       typedef unsigned short      u16;       typedef unsigned int        u32;       typedef unsigned long long  u64;       typedef signed   char       s08;       typedef signed   short      s16;       typedef signed   int        s32;       typedef signed   long long  s64;       typedef float               f32;     

5.3 Notes on Status Codes

Most of the PD analyzer API functions can return a status or error code back to the caller. The complete list of status codes is provided at the end of this chapter and in the PD analyzer applications' user manuals. All of the error codes are assigned values less than 0, separating these responses from any numerical values returned by certain API functions.

 

5.4 General

5.4.1 Interface

Find Devices (pd_find_devices)

      int pd_find_devices (int   num_devices,                            u16 * devices);     

Get a list of ports to which PD analyzers are attached.

Arguments
num_devices maximum number of devices to return
devices array into which the port numbers are returned
Return Value

This function returns the number of devices found, regardless of the array size.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

Each element of the array is written with the port number.

Devices that are in use are ORed with PD_PORT_NOT_FREE ( 0x8000 ). Under Linux, such devices correspond to PD analyzers that are currently in use. Under Windows, such devices are currently in use, but it is not known if the device is a PD analyzer.

Example:

Devices are attached to port 0, 1, 2
ports 0 and 2 are available, and port 1 is in-use.
array => { 0x0000, 0x8001, 0x0002 }

If the input array is NULL, it is not filled with any values.

If there are more devices than the array size (as specified by num_devices ), only the first num_devices port numbers will be written into the array. Note that the devices array size in bytes must be at least twice the value specified in num_devices.

Find Devices (pd_find_devices_ext)

      int pd_find_devices_ext (int   num_devices,                                u16 * devices,                                int   num_ids,                                u32 * unique_ids);     

Get a list of ports and unique IDs to which PD analyzers are attached.

Arguments
num_devices maximum number of devices to return
devices array into which the port numbers are returned
num_ids maximum number of device IDs to return
unique_ids array into which the unique IDs are returned
Return Value

This function returns the number of devices found, regardless of the array sizes.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

This function is the same as pd_find_devices() except that it also returns the unique IDs of each PD analyzer. The IDs are guaranteed to be non-zero if valid.

The IDs are the unsigned integer representation of the 10-digit serial numbers.

The number of devices and IDs returned in each of their respective arrays is determined by the minimum of num_devices and num_ids. However, if either array is NULL, the length passed in for the other array is used as-is, and the NULL array is not populated. If both arrays are NULL, neither array is populated, but the number of devices found is still returned.

Open a PD analyzer (pd_open)

      PD pd_open (int port_number);     

Open the PD port.

Arguments
port_number The PD analyzer port number. This port number is the the same as the one obtained from the pd_find_devices() function. It is a zero-based number.
Return Value

This function returns a PD handle, which is guaranteed to be greater than zero if valid.

Specific Error Codes
PD_UNABLE_TO_OPEN The specified port is not connected to a PD analyzer or the port is already in use.
PD_INCOMPATIBLE_DEVICE There is a version mismatch between the DLL and the hardware. The DLL is not of a sufficient version for interoperability with the hardware version or vice versa. See pd_open_ext() in Section 5.4.1.4 for more information.
Details

This function is recommended for use in simple applications where extended information is not required. For more complex applications, the use of pd_open_ext() is recommended.

Open a PD analyzer (pd_open_ext)

      PD pd_open_ext (int     port_number,                       PdExt * pd_ext);     

Open the PD port, returning extended information in the supplied structure.

Arguments
port_number same as pd_open
pd_ext pointer to pre-allocated structure for extended version information available on open
Return Value

This function returns a PD handle, which is guaranteed to be greater than zero if valid.

Specific Error Codes
PD_UNABLE_TO_OPEN The specified port is not connected to a PD analyzer or the port is already in use.
PD_INCOMPATIBLE_DEVICE There is a version mismatch between the DLL and the hardware. The DLL is not of a sufficient version for interoperability with the hardware version or vice versa. The version information will be available in the memory pointed to by pd_ext.
Details

If NULL is passed as the pointer to the structure pd_ext, this function will behave exactly like pd_open().

The PdExt structure is described below:

          struct PdExt {               PdVersion version;               /* Feature bitmap for this device. */               int features;           };           

The PdVersion structure describes the various version dependencies of PD components. It can be used to determine which component caused an incompatibility error.

The features field denotes the capabilities of the PD analyzer. See the API function pd_features for more information.

 struct PdVersion {   /* Software, firmware, and hardware versions. */   u16 software;   u16 firmware;   u16 hardware;   /* Firmware requires that software must be >= this version. */   u16 sw_req_by_fw;   /* Software requires that firmware must be >= this version. */   u16 fw_req_by_sw   /* Software requires that the API must be >= this version. */   u16 api_req_by_sw; };         

All version numbers are of the format:

(major << 8) | minor
example: v1.20 would be encoded as 0x0114.

The structure is zeroed before the open is attempted. It is filled with whatever information is available. For example, if the hardware version is not filled, then the device could not be queried for its version number.

This function is recommended for use in complex applications where extended information is required. For simpler applications, the use of pd_open() is recommended.

Close a PD analyzer connection (pd_close)

      int pd_close (Pd pd);     

Close the PD analyzer port.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer to be closed
Return Value

The number of analyzers closed is returned on success. This will usually be 1.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

If the handle argument is zero, the function will attempt to close all possible handles, thereby closing all open PD analyzer. The total number of PD analyzers closed is returned by the function.

Get Features (pd_features)

      int pd_features (Pd pd);     

Return the device features as a bit-mask of values, or an error code if the handle is not valid.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
Return Value

The features of the PD analyzer are returned. These are a bit-mask of the following values.

            #define PD_FEATURE_NONE     (0)             #define PD_FEATURE_USBPD    (1<<0)             #define PD_FEATURE_USBPD_IV (1<<1)           
Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

None.

Get Port (pd_port)

      int pd_port (Pd pd);     

Return the port number for this PD handle.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
Return Value

The port number corresponding to the given handle is returned. It is a zero-based number.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

None.

Get Unique ID (pd_unique_id)

      u32 pd_unique_id (Pd pd);     

Return the unique ID of the given PD analyzer.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
Return Value

This function returns the unique ID for this PD analyzer. The IDs are guaranteed to be non-zero if valid. The ID is the unsigned integer representation of the 10-digit serial number.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

None.

Status String (pd_status_string)

      const char *pd_status_string (int status);     

Return the status string for the given status code.

Arguments
status status code returned by a PD API function
Return Value

This function returns a human readable string that corresponds to status. If the code is not valid, it returns a NULL.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

None.

Version (pd_version)

      int pd_version (Pd pd, PdVersion *version);     

Return the version matrix for the device attached to the given handle.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
version pointer to pre-allocated structure
Return Value

A PD status code is returned with PD_OK on success.

Specific Error Codes
PD_COMMUNICATION_ERROR The firmware of the specified device can not be determined.
Details

If the handle is 0 or invalid, only the software version is set.

See the details of pd_open_ext() for the definition of PdVersion.

Sleep (pd_sleep_ms)

      u32 pd_sleep_ms (u32 milliseconds);     

Sleep for given amount of time.

Arguments
milliseconds number of milliseconds to sleep
Return Value

This function returns the number of milliseconds slept.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

This function provides a convenient cross-platform function to sleep the current thread using standard operating system functions.

The accuracy of this function depends on the operating system scheduler. This function will return the number of milliseconds that were actually slept.

5.4.2 Monitoring API

Start Capture (pd_capture_start)

      int pd_capture_start (Pd pd);     

Start monitoring packets.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
Return Value

A PD status code of PD_OK is returned on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

The blue LED on PD analyzer starts blinking when monitoring starts.

Stop Capture (pd_capture_stop)

      int pd_capture_stop (Pd pd);     

Stop monitoring packets.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
Return Value

A PD status code of PD_OK is returned on success.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

 

 

5.4.3 USB Power Delivery API

All read functions return a timestamp, a duration, a status, and an event value through the PdReadInfo parameter.

  struct PdReadInfo {     u64 timestamp;     u64 duration;     u32 status;     u32 events;   };       
Table 1 : PdReadInfo structure
timestamp timestamp when the packet or the event begins. This is the number of microseconds from where capture started and will be reset to 0 when pa_capture_start gets called.
duration number of microseconds that the packet or the events actually took.
status status bitmap as detailed in Tables 2.
events events bitmap as detailed in Tables 3.
Table 2 : Read Status for Power Delivery
Valid with pd_usbpd_read_bits or pd_usbpd_read_data
Error on packet decoding.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_MASK 0x0000000F Mask for the decoding error.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_PREAMBLE 0x00000001 Unable to decode or find preamble.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_SOP 0x00000002 Unable to decode or find SOP.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_HEADER 0x00000003 Unable to decode or find header/extended header.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_DATA 0x00000004 Unable to decode or find data.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_CRC 0x00000005 Unable to decode or find crc.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_EOP 0x00000006 Unable to decode or find EOP.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_BAD_CRC 0x01000000 Bad crc.
PD_STATUS_USBPD_ERR_UNKNOWN_TYPE 0x02000000 Unknown SOP type.
Table 3 : Read Status for Power Delivery
Valid with pd_usbpd_read_bits or pd_usbpd_read_data
Packet information.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_CC_MASK 0xF0000000 Mask for CC.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_CC_SHIFT 28 Number of shifts to get CC.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_CC1 0x00000000 CC1.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_CC2 0x10000000 CC2.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_POL_CHANGE 0x00000008 Detected polarity change on CC line.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_SOP_MASK 0x00000007 Mask for SOP type.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_SOP 0x00000000 SOP.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_SOP_PRIME 0x00000001 SOP'.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_SOP_DPRIME 0x00000002 SOP".
PD_EVENT_USBPD_SOP_PRIME_DEBUG 0x00000003 SOP' Debug.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_SOP_DPRIME_DEBUG 0x00000004 SOP" Debug.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_HARD_RESET 0x00000006 Hard reset.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_CABLE_RESET 0x00000007 Cable reset.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_EXTENDED_HEADER 0x00000010 Found extended header.
Valid with pd_usbpd_read_iv
IV type.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_SOURCE_MASK 0x0F000000 Mask for IV source type.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_SHIFT 24 Number of shifts to get CC.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_VBUS_VOLTAGE 0x00000000 VBUS Voltage.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_VBUS_CURRENT 0x01000000 VBUS Current.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_VCONN_VOLTAGE 0x02000000 VCONN Voltage.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_VCONN_CURRENT 0x03000000 VCONN Current.
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_CC1_VOLTAGE 0x04000000 CC1 Voltage. Measure upto 3.3V
PD_EVENT_USBPD_IV_CC2_VOLTAGE 0x06000000 CC2 Voltage. Measure upto 3.3V

Read USB Power Delivery Raw Packet (pd_usbpd_read_bits)

      int pd_usbpd_read_bits (Pd           pd,                               PdReadInfo * read_info,                               u32        * bits_length,                               u32        * preamble_length,                               u32          max_bytes,                               u08        * bits);     

Read raw packet from CC line.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
read_info filled with values described in Table 1
bits_length number of bits of raw packet including all.
preamble_length number of bits of preamble.
max_bytes maximum number of data bytes to read
bits an allocated array of u08 which is filled with the received raw data
Return Value

This function returns the number of bytes read or a negative value indicating an error.

Specific Error Codes
PD_READ_EMPTY No data to read.
Details

The USB PD Physical layer is encoded in Biphase Mark Coding(BMC). 0 is represented by a transition and 1 is represented by no transition in a single clock tick. Except for the preamble, all communications on the line is encoded in 4b5b code. bits conatins raw data after BMC decoding befor 4b5b decoding including preamble, SOP, data, checksum, and EOP.

bits is an array that contains raw data. The actual size of raw data can be any number of bits, so bits_length tells the exact number of bits of raw data. preamble_length is the number of bits of bit toggles before Start Of Packet.

In order to decode the 4b5b encoded data, please refer to pd_usbpd_decode_bits.

Decode USB Power Delivery Raw Packet (pd_usbpd_decode_bits)

      int pd_usbpd_decode_bits (Pd          pd,                                 u32         bytes_length,                                 const u08 * bits,                                 u32       * header,                                 u32       * crc,                                 u32         max_bytes,                                 u08       * data);     

Decode raw packet.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
bytes_length number of bytes of bits
bits raw packet received from pd_usbpd_read_bits.
header header decoded from raw packet.
crc crc decoded from raw packet.
max_bytes maximum number of data bytes to read
data an allocated array of u08 which is filled with the decoded USB PD packet.
Return Value

This function returns the number of bytes decoded or a negative value indicating an error.

Specific Error Codes
None.
Details

This function decodes 4b5b encoded raw packet to USB PD packet. Since the number of bits of preamble and SOP type are already passed through read_info with pd_usbpd_read_bits function, this function decodes only from header to crc.

header & PD_HEADER_USBPD_STANDARD_MASK is the standard header and it always exists. ((header & PD_HEADER_USBPD_EXTENDED_MASK) >> 16) is the extended header only when PD_EVENT_USBPD_EXTENDED_HEADER is set in read_info.events.

data is the byte array containing data portion in the order it appears on the line. Since the way to parse the data portion varies for each command, please refer to the USB PD specification for more details.

Read USB Power Delivery Packet (pd_usbpd_read_bits)

      int pd_usbpd_read_data (Pd           pd,                               PdReadInfo * read_info,                               u32        * preamble_length,                               u32        * header,                               u32        * crc,                               u32          max_bytes,                               u08        * data);     

Read USB PD packet from CC line.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
read_info filled with values described in Table 1
preamble_length number of bits of preamble.
header header decoded from raw packet.
crc crc decoded from raw packet.
max_bytes maximum number of data bytes to read
data an allocated array of u08 which is filled with the decoded USB PD packet.
Return Value

This function returns the number of bytes decoded or a negative value indicating an error.

Specific Error Codes
PD_READ_EMPTY No data to read.
Details

This function is combined of pd_usbpd_read_bits and pd_usbpd_decode_bits.

Read USB Power Delivery IV Data (pd_usbpd_read_bits)

      int pd_usbpd_read_iv (Pd           pd,                             PdReadInfo * read_info,                             int        * value);     

Read USB PD IV from CC line.

Arguments
pd handle of a PD analyzer
read_info filled with values described in Table 1
value IV data.
Return Value

PD_OK for success.

Specific Error Codes
PD_READ_EMPTY No data to read.
PD_FUNCTION_NOT_AVAILABLE Firmware version doesn't support this feature.
Details

The USB Power Delivery Analyzer is rated for 5 A continuous and up to 20 V on VBUS .

VBUS Voltage - Measured via an INA231 ADC on the VBUS lines of the USB Type C receptacle connector pins A4, A9, B4, and B9.

VBUS Current - Measured via an INA231 ADC across a 0.015 Ohm shunt resistor between the VBUS input Type C receptacle and the VBUS Type C plug.

VCONN Voltage - Measured on CC2 signal (pin B5) of the USB Type C receptacle - Please note you may need to flip the PDA over if VCONN ends up on the CC1 signal pin (A5).

VCONN Current - Measured across a 0.015 Ohm shunt resistor between the CC2 (pin B5) Type C receptacle and the CC2 (pin B5) Type C plug.

CC1/CC2 Voltage - Up to 3.3V and is useful as "traffic indication".

Disclaimer: When using the USB Power Delivery Analyzer above the rated current and voltage, extreme caution is advised. Customers who choose to do so are at their own risk and may cause permanent damage to the analyzer. Total Phase is not liable for damages caused by applying current and voltage in excess of the warranted operating range.

A measurement is taken on each of the 6 channels, once approximately every 8 milliseconds, in a sequential (round-robin) fashion. The previous channel values are held in the graph until the next valid measurement.

The type of IV data can be retrieved from read_info.events and if it is for current, it can be negative which represents the direction of power.

This function returns PD_FUNCTION_NOT_AVAILABLE with any firmware below v1.10. Please make sure the firmware version is equal to or above v1.10.

 

5.5 Error Codes

Table 4 : PD API Error Codes
Literal Name Value pd_status_string() return value
PD_OK 0 ok
PD_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_LIBRARY -1 unable to load library
PD_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_DRIVER -2 unable to load usb driver
PD_UNABLE_TO_LOAD_FUNCTION -3 unable to load function
PD_INCOMPATIBLE_LIBRARY -4 incompatible library version
PD_INCOMPATIBLE_DEVICE -5 incompatible device version
PD_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER -6 incompatible device version
PD_COMMUNICATION_ERROR -7 communication error
PD_UNABLE_TO_OPEN -8 unable to open device
PD_UNABLE_TO_CLOSE -9 unable to close device
PD_INVALID_HANDLE -10 invalid device handle
PD_CONFIG_ERROR -11 configuration error
PD_STILL_ACTIVE -12 device still active
PD_FUNCTION_NOT_AVAILABLE -13 function not available
PD_READ_EMPTY -100 nothing to read

 

6 Legal / Contact

6.1 Disclaimer

All of the software and documentation provided in this manual, is copyright Total Phase, Inc. ("Total Phase"). License is granted to the user to freely use and distribute the software and documentation in complete and unaltered form, provided that the purpose is to use or evaluate Total Phase products. Distribution rights do not include public posting or mirroring on Internet websites. Only a link to the Total Phase download area can be provided on such public websites.

Total Phase shall in no event be liable to any party for direct, indirect, special, general, incidental, or consequential damages arising from the use of its site, the software or documentation downloaded from its site, or any derivative works thereof, even if Total Phase or distributors have been advised of the possibility of such damage. The software, its documentation, and any derivative works is provided on an "as-is" basis, and thus comes with absolutely no warranty, either express or implied. This disclaimer includes, but is not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for any particular purpose, and non-infringement. Total Phase and distributors have no obligation to provide maintenance, support, or updates.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed as a commitment by Total Phase. While the information contained herein is believed to be accurate, Total Phase assumes no responsibility for any errors and/or omissions that may appear in this document.

6.2 Life Support Equipment Policy

Total Phase products are not authorized for use in life support devices or systems. Life support devices or systems include, but are not limited to, surgical implants, medical systems, and other safety-critical systems in which failure of a Total Phase product could cause personal injury or loss of life. Should a Total Phase product be used in such an unauthorized manner, Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Total Phase, its officers, employees, affiliates, and distributors from any and all claims arising from such use, even if such claim alleges that Total Phase was negligent in the design or manufacture of its product.

6.3 Contact Information

Total Phase can be found on the Internet at http://www.totalphase.com/. If you have support-related questions, please go to the Total Phase support page at http://www.totalphase.com/support/. For sales inquiries, please contact [email protected] .

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