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AN1974

Title
Title
AN1974- Introduction to USB Power Delivery Over the USB Type-C Cable
Name
Name
AN1974
Date
Date
08/03/2015
Description
Description
The USB Power Delivery revision 2.0 specification details how the Power Delivery (PD) protocol truly ?unlocks? the advanced features of the USB Type-C? cable. Power Delivery protocol allows port-to-port communication that provides mechanisms for: negotiating power roles, negotiating power sourcing and consumption levels, performing active cable identification, exchanging vendor specific sideband messaging, and performing Alternate Mode negotiation allowing 3rd party communication protocols to be routed onto the USB Type-C cable?s reconfigurable pins.

Silicon Products

Title Product Title
PSF
USB Power Delivery Software Framework
PSF USB Power Delivery Software Framework
UPD301C
USB Type-C® Power Delivery Controller
UPD301C USB Type-C® Power Delivery Controller
UPD301B
USB-C® PD Charge-only Controller
UPD301B USB-C® PD Charge-only Controller