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Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module

by ABL

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Add USB Power Delivery Extension Capabilities In Your Office with the ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module 

The ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module allows you to add USB Power Delivery and Qualcomm Quick Charge technology on top of your office desk such that it is easily accessible. The ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module supports multiple AC power ports as well as USB PD 3.0 through a USB Type-C port, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 through a USB Type-A port. 

The ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module's USB Type-C port supports 15W (5V@3A), 27W (9V@3A), 27W (12V@2.25A), 30W (15V@2A), and 30W (20V@1.5A) USB Power Delivery profiles, great for achieving fast charging on the all latest generation Android and iPhone devices. With the  ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module, higher wattage faster charging is possible versus the 18W PD Charger that Apple includes in the latest generation of phones like the iPhone 11 Pro Max and Samsung Note 10+.

The ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module also has a USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A port which you can use to connect to USB docks or hosts which are connected to the USB port through the bottom of the power module.

To power the ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module, there is a rugged locking mechanism which can then connect to the AC power source.

The ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module offers users a convenient way to professionally add USB Power Delivery and Qualcomm Quick Charge technology to keep smartphones, tablets, and small form factor notebook PC's powered throughout the day.

To observe the power capabilities of the ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module, we used the USB Power Test App from Granite River Labs with the Granite River Labs USB Power Delivery Compliance C2 Tester to generate the following test results.

The USB Power Test App first negotiates a power contract for every PDO supported by the ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module, and increases the load gradually to find the threshold where over current protection (OCP) kicks in and voltage and current start to drop for safety reasons.

The USB Power Test App then reports out the fixed PDO's supported by the ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module and their OCP thresholds.

PDOOCP (A)Percentage
PDO#1 Fixed: 5V 3A3.48116.1%
PDO#2 Fixed: 9V 3A3.5116.7%
PDO#3 Fixed: 12V 2.5A2.99119.6%
PDO#4 Fixed: 15V 2A2.01100.3%
PDO#5 Fixed: 20V 1.5A2.02134.7%

The USB Power Test App from Granite River Labs takes this data to produce an I-V curve which graphically shows the relationship between voltage and current for each PDO. We can see that the voltage immediately shuts off when crossing the OCP threshold for each PDO.

Using the USB Power Delivery Compliance C2 Tester from Granite River Labs to run just a subset of the full USB Power Delivery compliance test suite, some compliance failures were observed for the ABL Chroma USB PD & QC Power Module.

USB-IF High Level Mapping Summary

Sl No

Test Category

Test Group Description

Test Result

1

PHY_PRIMARY_TX

BMC Physical Layer Transmitter

PASS

2

PHY_PRIMARY_RX

BMC Physical Layer Receiver

PASS

3

PHY_PRIMARY_MISC

BMC Physical Layer Miscellaneous

PASS

5

POWER_PRIMARY

 Power Source/Sink Primary

FAIL

Test Summary

MOI

PASS Count

FAIL Count

Power Delivery 3.0 Tests

29

14

Source Power Tests

1

3

PD2 Deterministic Tests

39

5

USB-C Functional Tests

1

10

PD2 Communication Engine Tests

10

5

Power Delivery 3.0 Tests - Test Result Summary

Sl No

Test ID

Test Name

Test Result

1

TD.PD.LL3.E1

TD.PD.LL3.E1 GoodCRC Specification Revision compatibility

PASS

2

TD.PD.LL3.E2

TD.PD.LL3.E2 Retransmission

PASS

3

TD.PD.LL3.E3

TD.PD.LL3.E3 GoodCRC Compatibility with PD2

PASS

4

TD.PD.SRC3.E1

TD.PD.SRC3.E1 Source Capability Fields Checks

PASS

5

TD.PD.SRC3.E2

TD.PD.SRC3.E2 Accept Fields Checks

PASS

6

TD.PD.SRC3.E3

TD.PD.SRC3.E3 PSRDY Fields Checks

PASS

7

TD.PD.SRC3.E4

TD.PD.SRC3.E4 Specification Revision Check after Contract

PASS

8

TD.PD.SRC3.E5

TD.PD.SRC3.E5 Source Capabilities Extended sent timely

PASS

9

TD.PD.SRC3.E6

TD.PD.SRC3.E6 Source Capabilities Extended Fields Checks

PASS

13

TD.PD.SRC3.E10

TD.PD.SRC3.E10 Unrecognized Message Received in Ready State

PASS

14

TD.PD.SRC3.E11

TD.PD.SRC3.E11 Get Status Fields Checks

PASS

15

TD.PD.SRC3.E12

TD.PD.SRC3.E12 Get Battery Status Fields Checks

PASS

16

TD.PD.SRC3.E13

TD.PD.SRC3.E13 Status sent timely

PASS

17

TD.PD.SRC3.E14

TD.PD.SRC3.E14 Status Fields Checks

PASS

21

TD.PD.SRC3.E18

TD.PD.SRC3.E18 Manufacturer Info Sent Timely

PASS

22

TD.PD.SRC3.E19

TD.PD.SRC3.E19 Manufacturer Info Fields Checks

PASS

23

TD.PD.SRC3.E20

TD.PD.SRC3.E20 Manufacturer Info Fields Checks Invalid Manufacturer Info Target

PASS

24

TD.PD.SRC3.E21

TD.PD.SRC3.E21 Manufacturer Info Fields Checks Invalid Manufacturer Info Ref

PASS

26

TD.PD.SRC3.E23

TD.PD.SRC3.E23 Vconn Swap

PASS

27

TD.PD.SRC3.E24

TD.PD.SRC3.E24 Unexpected Message Received in Ready State

PASS

28

TD.PD.SRC3.E25

TD.PD.SRC3.E25 Receiving chunked extended message

PASS

29

TD.PD.SRC3.E26

TD.PD.SRC3.E26 Soft Reset sent regardless of Rp value

PASS

35

TD.PD.SRC3.E32

TD.PD.SRC3.E32 ChunkSenderResponseTimer Timeout

PASS

36

TD.PD.SRC3.E33

TD.PD.SRC3.E33 Country Codes Sent Timely

PASS

37

TD.PD.SRC3.E34

TD.PD.SRC3.E34 Country Codes Fields Checks

PASS

38

TD.PD.SRC3.E35

TD.PD.SRC3.E35 Country Info Sent Timely

PASS

39

TD.PD.SRC3.E36

TD.PD.SRC3.E36 Country Info Fields Checks

PASS

40

TD.PD.VDM3.E1

TD.PD.VDM3.E1 Fields Checks Discover Identity

PASS

41

TD.PD.VNDI3.E1

TD.PD.VNDI3.E1 Source Capabilities

FAIL

42

TD.PD.VNDI3.E3

TD.PD.VNDI3.E3 VDM Identity

FAIL

43

TD.PD.VNDI3.E4

TD.PD.VNDI3.E4 Manufacturer Info

FAIL

44

TD.PD.VNDI3.E5

TD.PD.VNDI3.E5 Chunking Implemented

FAIL

45

TD.PD.VNDI3.E6

TD.PD.VNDI3.E6 Unchunked Extended Messages Supported

FAIL

46

TD.PD.VNDI3.E7

TD.PD.VNDI3.E7 Security Msgs Supported

FAIL

47

TD.PD.VNDI3.E9

TD.PD.VNDI3.E9 Source Capabilities Extended

PASS

48

TD.PD.VNDI3.E10

TD.PD.VNDI3.E10 PR Swap Source

FAIL

49

TD.PD.VNDI3.E12

TD.PD.VNDI3.E12 FR Swap Without Signaling Source

FAIL

Source Power Tests - Test Result Summary

Sl No

Test ID

Test Name

Test Result

3

SPT.3

SPT.3 Hard Reset Test

PASS

6

SPT.6

SPT.6 PPS Voltage Step Test

FAIL

7

SPT.7

SPT.7 PPS Current Limit Test

FAIL

PD2 Deterministic Tests - Test Result Summary

Sl No

Test ID

Test Name

Test Result

1

TD.PD.LL.E1

TD.PD.LL.E1 GoodCrc Timing

PASS

2

TD.PD.LL.E2

TD.PD.LL.E2 Retransmission

PASS

3

TD.PD.LL.E3

TD.PD.LL.E3 Soft Reset Usage

FAIL

4

TD.PD.LL.E4

TD.PD.LL.E4 Hard Reset Usage

PASS

5

TD.PD.LL.E5

TD.PD.LL.E5 Soft Reset

PASS

6

TD.PD.SRC.E1

TD.PD.SRC.E1 Source Capabilities sent timely

PASS

7

TD.PD_SRC.E2

TD.PD_SRC.E2 Source Capabilities Fields Checks

PASS

8

TD.PD.SRC.E3

TD.PD.SRC.E3 SourceCapabilityTimer Timeout

PASS

9

TD.PD.SRC.E4

TD.PD.SRC.E4 SenderResponseTimer Deadline Request

PASS

10

TD.PD.SRC.E5

TD.PD.SRC.E5 SenderResponseTimer Timeout Request

PASS

11

TD.PD.SRC.E6

TD.PD.SRC.E6 PSHardResetTimer Timeout

PASS

12

TD.PD.SRC.E7

TD.PD.SRC.E7 Accept sent timely

PASS

13

TD.PD.SRC.E8

TD.PD.SRC.E8 Accept Fields Checks

PASS

14

TD.PD.SRC.E9

TD.PD.SRC.E9 PS RDY sent timely

PASS

15

TD.PD.SRC.E10

TD.PD.SRC.E10 PS RDY Fields Checks

PASS

16

TD.PD.SRC.E11

TD.PD.SRC.E11 Accept Requests can be met

PASS

17

TD.PD.SRC.E12

TD.PD.SRC.E12 Reject Requests cannot be met

PASS

18

TD.PD.SRC.E13

TD.PD.SRC.E13 Reject Request Invalid Object Position

PASS

19

TD.PD.SRC.E14

TD.PD.SRC.E14 Atomic Message Sequence

PASS

20

TD.PD.SRC.E15

TD.PD.SRC.E15 Give Source Cap

PASS

21

TD.PD.SRC.E16

TD.PD.SRC.E16 PDO Transition

PASS

24

TD.PD.VDMD.E3

TD.PD.VDMD.E3 Incorrect Fields Discover Identity

PASS

25

TD.PD.VDMD.E4

TD.PD.VDMD.E4 Applicability

FAIL

26

TD.PD.VNDI.E4

TD.PD.VNDI.E4 SOP Handling

FAIL

27

TD.PD.VNDI.E5

TD.PD.VNDI.E5 Source Capabilities

FAIL

28

TD.PD.PHY.E1

TD.PD.PHY.E1 BIST Test Data

PASS

31

TD.PD.PHY.E4

TD.PD.PHY.E4 Transmitter Bit Rate and Bit Rate Drift

PASS

32

TD.PD.PHY.E5

TD.PD.PHY.E5 Transmitter Collision Avoidance

PASS

33

TD.PD.PHY.E6

TD.PD.PHY.E6 Receiver Swing Tolerance

PASS

34

TD.PD.PHY.E7

TD.PD.PHY.E7 Receiver Bit Rate Tolerance

PASS

35

TD.PD.PHY.E8

TD.PD.PHY.E8 Receiver Bit Rate Deviation Tolerance

PASS

36

TD.PD.PHY.E9

TD.PD.PHY.E9 Valid SOP Framing

PASS

38

TD.PD.PHY.E11

TD.PD.PHY.E11 Valid SOP P Framing

PASS

39

TD.PD.PHY.E12

TD.PD.PHY.E12 Invalid SOP P Framing

PASS

40

TD.PD.PHY.E13

TD.PD.PHY.E13 Valid SOP PP Framing

PASS

41

TD.PD.PHY.E14

TD.PD.PHY.E14 Invalid SOP PP Framing

PASS

42

TD.PD.PHY.E15

TD.PD.PHY.E15 SOP P_Debug SOP PP Debug Framing

PASS

43

TD.PD.PHY.E16

TD.PD.PHY.E16 Valid Hard Reset Framing

PASS

44

TD.PD.PHY.E17

TD.PD.PHY.E17 Invalid Hard Reset Framing

PASS

45

TD.PD.PHY.E18

TD.PD.PHY.E18 Valid Cable Reset Framing

PASS

46

TD.PD.PHY.E19

TD.PD.PHY.E19 Invalid Cable Reset Framing

PASS

47

TD.PD.PHY.E20

TD.PD.PHY.E20 EOP Framing

PASS

48

TD.PD.PHY.E21

TD.PD.PHY.E21 Preamble

PASS

USB-C Functional Tests - Test Result Summary

Sl No

Test ID

Test Name

Test Result

3

TD.4.2.2

TD.4.2.2 Source Connect SNKAS Test

PASS

PD2 Communication Engine Tests - Test Result Summary

Sl No

Test ID

Test Name

Test Result

1

TDA.2.1.1.1

TDA.2.1.1.1 BMC PHY TX EYE

PASS

2

TDA.2.1.1.2

TDA.2.1.1.2 BMC PHY TX BIT

PASS

3

TDA.2.1.2.2

TDA.2.1.2.2 BMC PHY RX INT REJ

PASS

4

TDA.2.1.2.1

TDA.2.1.2.1 BMC PHY RX BUSIDL

PASS

5

TDA.2.1.3.1

TDA.2.1.3.1 BMC PHY TERM

PASS

6

TDA.2.1.3.2

TDA.2.1.3.2 BMC PHY MSG

PASS

7

TDA.2.2.1

TDA.2.2.1 BMC PROT SEQ GETCAPS

PASS

8

TDA.2.2.2.1

TDA.2.2.2.1 BMC PROT SEQ CHKCAB P PC

FAIL

9

TDA.2.2.2.2

TDA.2.2.2.2 BMC PROT SEQ CHKCAP NOMARK P PC

PASS

13

TDA.2.2.7

TDA.2.2.7 BMC PROT BIST NOT 5V SRC

PASS

15

TDA.2.2.9

TDA.2.2.9 BMC PROT GSC REC

PASS

16

TDA.2.3.1.1

TDA.2.3.1.1 POW SRC LOAD P PC

FAIL

17

TDA.2.3.2.1

TDA.2.3.2.1 POW SRC TRANS P PC

FAIL

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