EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility release notes
About this document
Scope and purpose
Thank you for your interest in EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility 2.0. This document lists the installation requirements anddescribes the software updates and changes.

Table of contents
About this document ....................................................................................................................... 1
Table of contents ............................................................................................................................ 11
1.1

Release contents .................................................................................................................... 2
System requirements and recommendations ....................................................................................... 2

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2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7

Tool information .................................................................................................................... 3
Installation............................................................................................................................................... 3
Supported kits and devices..................................................................................................................... 3
EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility 2.1.0.3 limitations ............................................................................................. 3
Changes from EZ-PD™ BCR HPI 1.0.0.28 to 2.1.0.3 ................................................................................. 3
Documentation ....................................................................................................................................... 4
Technical support.................................................................................................................................... 4
Additional information............................................................................................................................ 4

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System requirements and recommendations

Hardware/OS requirements

Minimum

Recommended

Free hard drive space7 MB–

Screen resolution

800 x 600

1920 x 1080

USB
Windows 7 SPI, Windows 8, or Windows 10

Full Speed✓

2.0 Hi-Speed✓

Software prerequisites

Minimum

Recommended.NET Framework

4.5–

PSoC™ Programmer

3.28.6

3.29.0 or later

EZ-PD™ Configuration Utility

1.3.3

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2.1

Installation

Download and install the latest version of the EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility from the following web pages.
• www.infineon.com/CY4533• www.infineon.com/CY4534• www.infineon.com/CY4535

You should uninstall any previous versions of the utility before installing the new version. To uninstall thesoftware, use Cypress Update Manager or go to Start > Control Panel > Programs and Features and uninstall
EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility 1.0.
By default, the utility is installed under the C:\Users\<User ID>\EZ-PD BCR HPI Utility folder.

2.2

Supported kits and devices

This version of the EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility has been tested with the following BCR kits from Infineon:•CY4533 EZ-PD™ BCR Evaluation Kit (EVK)•

CY4534 EZ-PD™ BCR-PLUS Evaluation Kit (EVK)•CY4535 EZ-PD™ BCR-LITE Evaluation Kit (EVK)

2.3

EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility 2.1.0.3 limitations

Error message “Cannot find BCR devices” appears when one of the following activities are performed using theEZ-PD BCR HPI Utility. If the message appears, disconnect the respective EVK connected to the PC and reconnect it.
1. Launching EZ-PD™ Configuration Utility. In addition, the following commands cause disconnection:
 File > Read from Device
 Tools > Firmware Update
 Tools > EMCA Batch Programmer Tools > Manufacturing Test Kit
 Tools > Configure Device
2. Launching Infineon USB-Serial Configuration Utility.
3. Launching Infineon USB Serial Test Utility.

2.4

Changes from EZ-PD™ BCR HPI 1.0.0.28 to 2.1.0.3

1. Added support for the following BCR EVKs which have an onboard USB-Serial device.

a. CY4534 EZ-PD™ BCR-PLUS EVK for CYPD3176 device of the BCR product family
b. CY4535 EZ-PD™ BCR-LITE EVK for CYPD3178 device of the BCR product family
2. Added the Adapter-PPS tab for supporting the Sink PPS feature for CYPD3176 device
3. Disabled the GPIO tab for CYPD3176 and CYPD3178 devices
4. Added the Config tab to support the following features:Feature

CYPD3176✓

Consumer FET control
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FeatureSafe PWR EN FET control

CYPD3176✓

CYPD3178✓

Fault reporting setting✓✓

Legacy Charging enable/disable✓✓

OVP threshold, debounce, and enable/disable✓✓

OCP threshold, debounce, and enable/disable✓OTP threshold, debounce, and enable/disable✓

5. Added the ‘Refresh’ button to list connected MiniProg or USB-Serial devices
6. Updated the ‘Status’ in the Type-C Information window to display the part name of connected BCR devices

2.5

Documentation

See the Help menu for the user manual in PDF format. Press F1 to access the context-sensitive Help.

2.6

Technical support

For assistance, go to Infineon Developer Community (https://community.infineon.com/) first to search for orstart discussion or visit to https://www.infineon.com/support.

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Additional information

For more information on EZ-PD™ BCR HPI Utility, visit the following web page:www.infineon.com/CY4533
www.infineon.com/CY4534
www.infineon.com/CY4535•

For more information on Infineon USB Type-C Controller Solutions, visit
https://www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/universal-serial-bus-usb-power-delivery-controller/usbc-and-power-delivery.

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