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ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation

by Hewlett-Packard

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The HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation is one of the few current Windows notebook PC's which doesn't restrict interface ports to achieve an extremely thin form factor. In fact this PC offers the essential interfaces to expand your digital connectivity options with individual standard connectors which also includes Thunderbolt 3. The HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation has two Thunderbolt 3's USB Type-C ports like the HP Spectre x360 (2nd Generation 2017) and HP EliteBook Folio G1 supporting Thunderbolt 3 (10 Gb/s), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s), DisplayPort to connect with 4K@60hz displays, and uses USB Power Delivery 2.0 to deliver 15 watts charging to USB Type-C devices. Note the HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation supports the Titan Ridge Thunderbolt 3 chipset to enable DisplayPort 1.3 for video output instead of the previous Alpine Ridge Thunderbolt 3 chipset that only supports DisplayPort 1.2.

In addition to supporting Thunderbolt, the HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation also has three USB Type-A based USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s), one HDMI 2.0, one Gigabit Ethernet, one SD card slot, as well as 3.5 mm audio ports. With all these interfaces, the PC looks more similar to the Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Series Mobile Workstation although still exudes the premium elegance of that seen on a lightweight HP PC like the HP Spectre.

Unlike the tough exterior of the Lenovo ThinkPad P70 Series Mobile Workstation, the HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation has a more stylish look which actually hides the bulk beneath the PC. The PC can support Windows 10 Pro 64 OS, Intel Xeon processor with Intel UHD Graphics P630, 128 GB DDR4 SDRAM memory, 2 TB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive, Intel 802.11 ac (2x2) and Bluetooth 5.0 Combo wireless.

Like the Spectre x360 (2nd Generation 2017), the HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation also features the premium Danish based Bang & Olufsen brand of speakers right above the keyboard.

Interestingly unlike more recent PC's, the HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation still uses the pointing stick to help with mouse navigation on its back lit keyboard. The touchpad also includes a on/off button and additional buttons for the pointing stick. Coincidentally the Lenovo ThinkPad P50 Mobile Workstation also portrays these legacy features on its keyboard and touchpad themselves.

The HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation includes a 150 watts Smart AC adapter and power cord among its shipped accessories. To charge the PC, just plug in the adapter to the DC input port on the right side of the PC after attaching the power cord and connected to AC power.

The Smart AC adapter claims on its casing to support 19.5 volts @ 7.7 amps power profile for 150 watts based charging.

There's also a Smart Card reader slot on the right side of the PC just in case you want to use a smart card to secure the PC. 

The HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation is a classy way to get dual Thunderbolt 3 as well as just about all the digital interfaces a professional user would need to support any sort of workflow.

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, we can see that the HP ZBook 15 G5 Mobile Workstation supports 15 watts for charging using various PDO's- 5 volts @ 3 amps, 9 volts @ 1.66 amps, 10 volts @ 1.5 amps, 12 volts @ 1.25 amps, 15 volts @ 1 amps, and 20 volts @ 0.75 amps.

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DUT Information

Manufacturer

HP

Model Number

Zbook 15 G5

Serial Number

Comm

Test Information

Date and Time:

20181017_233215

Controller and Instrument Information

Parameter

Value

GRL USB-PD_C2 Serial No.

117.181.117.091.159.

GRL USB-PD Software Version

1.3.7.0

GRL USB-PD Firmware Version

1.3.7.0.0

GRL USB-PD Eload Firmware Version

9.4/9.4

Board Calibration

Calibration Success.

App Mode

COMMUNICATION_ENGINE_TESTS

Tx Mask

true

Rx Mask

false

RX mask Power selection

Neutral Power

Device Type

DRP

Cable IR drop Imp(R)

0

Cable Type.

GRL-Spl-Cable

COMMUNICATION_ENGINE_TESTS CTS Version

1.09

Noise Pattern Generation:

Two-Tone Noise

VIF info

*Since VIF was not loaded below test results are information Only.

Test cases Execution Time:

0h:15m:52s

Product Capabilities

Parameter

GetCapabilities

VENDOR_NAME

HP Inc.

TID

0

STRUCTURED_VDM_VERSION

Version 1.0

PORT_BATTERY_POWERED

NO

SOP_CAPABLE

NO

SOP_P_CAPABLE

NO

SOP_PP_CAPABLE

NO

SOP_P_DEBUG_CAPABLE

NO

SOP_PP_DEBUG_CAPABLE

NO

SECURITY_MSGS_SUPPORTED

NO

MANUFACTURER_INFO_SUPPORTED

YES

MANUFACTURER_INFO_VID

0x3F0

MANUFACTURER_INFO_PID

0x0

NUM_FIXED_BATTERIES

0

NUM_SWAPPABLE_BATTERY_SLOTS

0

USB_COMMS_CAPABLE

YES

DR_SWAP_TO_DFP_SUPPORTED

YES

UNCONSTRAINED_POWER

YES

UNCHUNKED_EXTENDED_MESSAGES_SUPPORTED

NO

MODAL_OPERATION_SUPPORTED

YES

USB_VID

0x3F0

PID

0x0

BCDDEVICE

0x0

XID

0

DATA_CAPABLE_AS_USB_HOST

YES

DATA_CAPABLE_AS_USB_DEVICE

NO

ACCEPTS_PR_SWAP_AS_SNK

YES

SVID1SOP

8087

SVID1Modes Min

1

SVID1Modes Max

1

SVID1Modes Fixed

NONE

SVID1Mode1 Enter Mode

NO

Power Capabilities

Parameter

GetCapabilities

PD_POWER_AS_SOURCE

15000

USB_SUSPEND_MAY_BE_CLEARED

YES

SENDS_PINGS

NO

Supply Type #1

Fixed

Peak Current #1

0x0(A)

Voltage #1

0x64(5V)

Max Current #1

0x12C(3A)

PD_POWER_AS_SINK

 

NO_USB_SUSPEND_MAY_BE_SET

NO

GIVEBACK_MAY_BE_SET

NO

HIGHER_CAPABILITY_SET

NO

FR_SWAP_REQD_TYPE_C_CURRENT

0

Supply Type #1

Fixed

Voltage #1

0x64(5V)

OP Current #1

0x12C(3A)

Supply Type #2

Fixed

Voltage #2

0xB4(9V)

OP Current #2

0xA6(1.66A)

Supply Type #3

Fixed

Voltage #3

0xC8(10V)

OP Current #3

0x96(1.5A)

Supply Type #4

Fixed

Voltage #4

0xF0(12V)

OP Current #4

0x7D(1.25A)

Supply Type #5

Fixed

Voltage #5

0x12C(15V)

OP Current #5

0x64(1A)

Supply Type #6

Fixed

Voltage #6

0x190(20V)

OP Current #6

0x4B(.75A)

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 Phyiscal Layer Miscellaneous

PASS

4

PROT_PRIMARY

 Protocol Specific Primary

PASS

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

7

TDA.2.2.1

TDA.2.2.1 BMC PROT SEQ GETCAPS

PASS

12

TDA.2.2.7

TDA.2.2.7 BMC PROT BIST NOT 5V SRC

PASS

14

TDA.2.2.9

TDA.2.2.9 BMC PROT GSC REC

PASS

15

TDA.2.2.10

TDA.2.2.10 BMC PROT IGN PPS

PASS

16

TDA.2.3.1.1

TDA.2.3.1.1 POW SRC LOAD P PC

PASS

17

TDA.2.3.1.2

TDA.2.3.1.2 POW SRC LOAD CP ACC

PASS

20

TDA.2.3.3.1

TDA.2.3.3.1 POW SNK TRANS C CP

PASS

21

TDA.2.3.3.2

TDA.2.3.3.2 POW SNK TRANS PC

PASS

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