{"id":11948,"date":"2014-09-10T10:26:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T08:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=11948"},"modified":"2014-09-10T10:26:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T08:26:18","slug":"usb-3-0-promoter-group-announces-power-and-device-class-specifications-to-support-development-of-usb-type-c-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/11948-usb-3-0-promoter-group-announces-power-and-device-class-specifications-to-support-development-of-usb-type-c-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.0 Promoter Group Announces Power and Device Class Specifications to Support Development of <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C Ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery v2.0 and <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Bill\u00adboard Device Class v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons enable <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C Alter\u00adna\u00adte&nbsp;Modes<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bea\u00adver\u00adton, <span class=\"caps\">OR<\/span>.<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> Sep\u00adtem\u00adber 9, 2014 \u2013 The <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.0 Pro\u00admo\u00adter Group today announ\u00adced the release of the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery v2.0 and <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Bill\u00adboard Device Class v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The\u00adse spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons are available for down\u00adload from the <span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span> web\u00adsite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usb.org\/developers\/docs\"> http:\/\/www.usb.org\/developers\/docs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon defi\u00adnes Func\u00adtion\u00adal Exten\u00adsi\u00adons that enable <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C hosts and devices to sup\u00adport optio\u00adnal capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties. The Func\u00adtion\u00adal Exten\u00adsi\u00adons include Alter\u00adna\u00adte Modes, an opti\u00adon that per\u00admits a ven\u00addor or stan\u00addards orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon to uti\u00adli\u00adze the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C cable and con\u00adnec\u00adtor and pro\u00advi\u00adde addi\u00adtio\u00adnal fea\u00adtures. Ven\u00addors or stan\u00addards orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adons that deve\u00adlop <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C Alt Modes will be requi\u00adred to obtain a stan\u00addard or ven\u00addor <span class=\"caps\">ID<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">SVID<\/span>) assi\u00adgned by the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Imple\u00adment\u00aders Forum (<span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span>). Both the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery v2.0 and the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Bill\u00adboard Device Class v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons are essen\u00adti\u00adal for the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment and imple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of Alter\u00adna\u00adte&nbsp;Modes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"dquo\">\u201c<\/span>To sup\u00adport the recent release of the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, we are edu\u00adca\u00adting ever\u00adyo\u00adne in the indus\u00adtry from OEMs to con\u00adsu\u00admers about all of the pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C offers,\u201d said Jeff Raven\u00adcraft, <span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span> Pre\u00adsi\u00addent and <span class=\"caps\">COO<\/span>. \u201cThe\u00adse new spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons pro\u00advi\u00adde neces\u00adsa\u00adry resour\u00adces for the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C Alt Modes. The <span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span> is also in the pro\u00adcess of defi\u00adning joint iden\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon gui\u00adde\u00adlines to ensu\u00adre con\u00adsu\u00admers can easi\u00adly reco\u00adgni\u00adze what capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties a <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C capa\u00adble host or device supports.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery v2.0 Specification&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery (<span class=\"caps\">PD<\/span>) v2.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon updates the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">PD<\/span> v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon to meet the requi\u00adre\u00adments of the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon and to incor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte addi\u00adtio\u00adnal chan\u00adges. If a <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C host or device sup\u00adports Alter\u00adna\u00adte Modes, the host and device will use <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00adveryS\u00adtruc\u00adtu\u00adred Ven\u00addor Defi\u00adned Mes\u00adsa\u00adges (Struc\u00adtu\u00adred VDMs) to dis\u00adco\u00adver, con\u00adfi\u00adgu\u00adre and enter\/exit Alter\u00adna\u00adte Modes. The <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery Struc\u00adtu\u00adred VDMs are defi\u00adned to extend the func\u00adtion\u00ada\u00adli\u00adty a device expo\u00adses. Only Struc\u00adtu\u00adred VDMs shall be used to alter the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> func\u00adtion\u00ada\u00adli\u00adty or recon\u00adfi\u00adgu\u00adre the pins the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C con\u00adnec\u00adtor expo\u00adses. Struc\u00adtu\u00adred VDMs pro\u00advi\u00adde a stan\u00addard method to iden\u00adti\u00adfy the Alter\u00adna\u00adte Modes a device sup\u00adports and to com\u00admand the device to enter and exit an Alter\u00adna\u00adte Mode. The use of Struc\u00adtu\u00adred VDMs are in addi\u00adti\u00adon to the nor\u00admal <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> PDmes\u00adsa\u00adges used to mana\u00adge power. Mul\u00adti\u00adple Alter\u00adna\u00adte Modes may exist and\/or func\u00adtion concurrently.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Bill\u00adboard Device Class Specification&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Bill\u00adboard Device Class spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon out\u00adlines the methods used to com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adte if an Alter\u00adna\u00adte Mode is sup\u00adport\u00aded by a <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C capa\u00adble host or device. In par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar, if a device fails to suc\u00adcessful\u00adly enter an Alter\u00adna\u00adte Mode then the device will mini\u00admal\u00adly expo\u00adse a <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 2.0Billboardinterface powered by&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">VBUS<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>About the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.0 Pro\u00admo\u00adter&nbsp;Group&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">The <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.0 Pro\u00admo\u00adter Group, com\u00adpri\u00adsed of Hew\u00adlett-Packard Com\u00adpa\u00adny, Intel Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, Micro\u00adsoft Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, Rene\u00adsas Elec\u00adtro\u00adnics, STMi\u00adcroelec\u00adtro\u00adnics and Texas Instru\u00adments, deve\u00adlo\u00adped the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.1 Spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon that was released in July 2013. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to main\u00adtai\u00adning and enhan\u00adcing this spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.0 Pro\u00admo\u00adter Group deve\u00adlo\u00adps spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon adden\u00addums to extend or adapt its spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons to sup\u00adport more plat\u00adform types or use cases whe\u00adre adop\u00adting <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> 3.1 tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy will be bene\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adal in deli\u00adve\u00adring a more ubi\u00adqui\u00adtous, richer user experience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><strong>About the <span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">The non-pro\u00adfit <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Imple\u00adment\u00aders Forum, Inc. was for\u00admed to pro\u00advi\u00adde a sup\u00adport orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon and forum for the advance\u00adment and adop\u00adti\u00adon of <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy as defi\u00adned in the <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The <span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span> faci\u00adli\u00adta\u00adtes the deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of high-qua\u00adli\u00adty com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adble <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> devices through its logo and com\u00adpli\u00adance pro\u00adgram, and pro\u00admo\u00adtes the bene\u00adfits of <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> and the qua\u00adli\u00adty of pro\u00adducts that have pas\u00adsed com\u00adpli\u00adance test\u00ading. Fur\u00adther infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, inclu\u00adding pos\u00adtings of the most recent pro\u00adduct and tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy announce\u00adments, is available by visi\u00adting the <span class=\"caps\">USB-IF<\/span> web\u00adsite at www.usb.org.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Power Deli\u00advery v2.0 and <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Bill\u00adboard Device Class v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons enable <span class=\"caps\">USB<\/span> Type\u2011C Alter\u00adna\u00adte Modes (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/11948-usb-3-0-promoter-group-announces-power-and-device-class-specifications-to-support-development-of-usb-type-c-ecosystem\/\">Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11949,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11948\/revisions\/11949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}