A Quick Look at the Insignia Switch Dock Kit Option for the Nintendo Switch Console with USB Power Delivery and Type-C Technologies

One of the many alternative docking stations for your Nintendo Switch console is the Switch Dock Kit with HDMI and USB by Best Buy's own Insignia brand. The Insignia Switch Dock Kit supports USB Type-C, USB Power Delivery and DisplayPort technologies as well as USB data to extend connectivity to the console just like the original Switch dock.

The Insignia Switch Dock Kit came in packaging that was slightly dented on one side. 

Fortunately there were no damage to the package contents which consist of the Insignia Switch Dock Kit itself as well as a AC power adapter, HDMI cable, and setup instruction manual. 

The AC adapter accessory supports up to 39W charging for the Insignia Switch Dock Kit when connected to the dock's USB Type-C port which is also similar to the 39W based Nintendo Switch AC Adapter.

The Insignia Switch Dock Kit has a similar design as the original Switch dock to provide a USB Type-C plug which inserts into the Switch console when the console slides into the dock.

The dock has a USB Type-C port that is used to connect the AC power adapter for charging, a HDMI port to connect an external display and a USB 2.0 Type-A port to connect another USB peripheral.

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 in the PD Communication Engine test results below that the Insignia Switch Dock Kit's USB Type-C port which connects to the AC adapter supports a single 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps) fixed PDO for charging. Note some compliance failures were observed.

DUT Information

Manufacturer	Insignia
Model Number	Switch Dock
Serial Number	Comm

Test Information

Date and Time:

20180803_150837

Controller and Instrument Information

Parameter	Value
GRL USB-PD_C2 Serial No.	065.085.065.060.095.
GRL USB-PD Software Version	1.3.5.8
GRL USB-PD Firmware Version	1.3.5.0.14
Board Calibration	Calibration Success.
App Mode	COMMUNICATION_ENGINE_TESTS
Tx Mask	true
Rx Mask	false
RX mask Power selection	Neutral Power
Device Type	Consumer Only
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:2m:34s

Product Capabilities

Parameter	GetCapabilities
Vendor_Name	Unknown Vendor ID
TID	0x0
Type_C	NONE
SOP_Capable	NONE
SOP_P_Capable	NONE
SOP_PP_Capable	NONE
SOP_P_Debug_Capable	NONE
SOP_PP_Debug_Capable	NONE
Manufacturer_Info_Supported_Port	NONE
USB_Comms_Capable	NONE
DR_Swap_To_DFP_Supported	NONE
DR_Swap_To_UFP_Supported	NONE
Externally_Powered	NONE
VCONN_Swap_To_On_Supported	NONE
VCONN_Swap_To_Off_Supported	NONE
Responds_To_Discov	NONE
Responds_To_Discov	NONE
Attempts_Discov	NONE
Chunking_Implemented_SOP	NO
Unchunked_Extended_Messages_Supported	NO
Accepts_PR_Swap_As_Src	NONE
Accepts_PR_Swap_As_Snk	NONE
Requests_PR_Swap_As_Src	NONE
Requests_PR_Swap_As_Snk	NONE
Structured_VDM_Version	V1.0
Data_Capable_As_USB_Host	NO
Data_Capable_As_USB_Device	YES
Product_Type_DFP_SOP	Undefined
Modal_Operation_Supported	YES
Security_Msgs_Supported_SOP	NO
USB_VID	0x57E
PID	0x2003
BCDDevice	0x1
SVIDs Min	1
SVIDs Max	2
SVID1SOP	FF01
SVID1Modes Min	1
SVID1Modes Max	1
SVID1Mode1 Enter Mode	NO
SVID2SOP	57E
SVID2Modes Min	1
SVID2Modes Max	1
SVID2Mode1 Enter Mode	YES

Power Capabilities

Parameter	GetCapabilities
No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set	NO
GiveBack_May_Be_Set	YES
Higher_Capability_Set	YES
Supply Type #1	Fixed
Voltage #1	0x64(5V)
OP Current #1	0x12C(3A)
USB Suspend may be cleared	NONE
Send Ping	NONE
No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set	NO
GiveBack_May_Be_Set	YES
Higher_Capability_Set	YES
Supply Type #1	Fixed
Voltage #1	0x64(5V)
OP Current #1	0x12C(3A)

USB-IF High Level Mapping Summary

Sl No	Test Category	Test Group Description	Test Result
2	PHY_PRIMARY_RX	BMC Physical Layer Receiver	FAIL
3	PHY_PRIMARY_MISC	BMC Phyiscal Layer Miscellaneous	FAIL
4	PROT_PRIMARY	Protocol Specific Primary	FAIL
5	POWER_PRIMARY	Power Source/Sink Primary	PASS

Result Summary

Sl No	Test ID	Test Name	Test Result
3	TDA.2.1.2.2	TDA.2.1.2.2 BMC PHY RX INT REJ	FAIL
4	TDA.2.1.2.1	TDA.2.1.2.1 BMC PHY RX BUSIDL	FAIL
5	TDA.2.1.3.1	TDA.2.1.3.1 BMC PHY TERM	FAIL
7	TDA.2.2.1	TDA.2.2.1 BMC PROT SEQ GETCAPS	FAIL
13	TDA.2.2.10	TDA.2.2.10 BMC PROT IGN PPS	PASS
14	TDA.2.3.3.1	TDA.2.3.3.1 POW SNK TRANS C CP	PASS