Apple Store Shows Off Its First Active USB Power Delivery Charger with the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL

The Apple Store has started featuring its first USB Type-C chargers including the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL which supports active USB Power Delivery 2.0.

The mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL comes in premium Apple Store style packaging.

Inside the packaging is a USB Type-C to Type-C cable and a USB Type-C to Type-A cable (no Lightning cables unfortunately).

The mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL now has a fabric covering with a similar color as the Native Union Smart 4 Charger, another USB Type-C charger introduced in the Apple Store around the same time.

The mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL has a USB Type-C port that can be used for both charging the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL and also charging other devices. The USB Type-C port uses USB Power Delivery to support 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps), 27 watts (9 volts @ 3 amps), 30 watts (15 volts @ 2 amps), and 30 watts (20 volts @ 1.5 amps) power profiles in both charging directions.

The USB Type-A port supports 12 watts (5 volts @ 2.4 amps) to charge other devices.

The mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL has LED lights on the side to indicate battery levels which you can check by pressing the round button next to it.

It's great to see USB Power Delivery enabled power banks like the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL finally make it to the Apple Store. With 30 watts, the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL should be able to support the Apple iPhone X and iPhone 8, as well as the latest iPad Pro's, MacBook Pro's, and MacBook's. 

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, interestingly we find that the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL actually supports a fifth non rated PDO of 30 watts (12 volts @ 2.5 amps) along with 15 watts (5 volts @ 3 amps), 27 watts (9 volts @ 3 amps), 30 watts (15 volts @ 2 amps), and 30 watts (20 volts @ 1.5 amps)  for charging. Note some compliance failures were observed.

DUT Information

Manufacturer	Mophie
Model Number	powerstation USB-C XXL
Serial Number	Comm

Test Information

Date and Time:

20180224_004714

Controller and Instrument Information

Parameter	Value
GRL USB-PD_C2 Serial No.	035.013.035.032.064.
GRL USB-PD Software Version	1.3.3.8
GRL USB-PD Firmware Version	1.3.3.0.7
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

Product Capabilities

Parameter	GetCapabilities
UUT_Device_Type
Vendor_Name	Cypress Semiconductor
Product_Name
Version_Info
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
Manufacturer_Info_VID_Port
Manufacturer_Info_PID_Port
USB_Comms_Capable	YES
DR_Swap_To_DFP_Supported	YES
DR_Swap_To_UFP_Supported	YES
Externally_Powered	NO
VCONN_Swap_To_On_Supported	NONE
VCONN_Swap_To_Off_Supported	NONE
Responds_To_Discov	NONE
Attempts_Discov	NONE
Chunking_Implemented_SOP	NO
Unchunked_Extended_Messages_Supported	NO
Accepts_PR_Swap_As_Src	YES
Accepts_PR_Swap_As_Snk	YES
Requests_PR_Swap_As_Src	NONE
Requests_PR_Swap_As_Snk	NONE
XID
Structured_VDM_Version	V1.0
Data_Capable_as_USB_Host	YES
Data_Capable_as_USB_Device	NO
Product_Type_UFP_SOP
Product_Type_DFP_SOP	Peripheral
Modal_Operation_Supported	NO
Security_Msgs_Supported_SOP	NO
USB_VID	0x4B4
PID	0xF687
bcdDevice	0x0
SVIDs Min	0
SVIDs Max	0
SVID Fixed	NONE

Power Capabilities

Parameter	GetCapabilities
PD_Power_as_Sink
No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set	NO
GiveBack_May_Be_Set	NO
Higher_Capability_Set	NO
Num_Snk_PDOs
Supply Type #1	Fixed
Voltage #1	0x64(5V)
OP Current #1	0x5A(.9A)
Supply Type #2	Fixed
Voltage #2	0xF0(12V)
OP Current #2	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #3	Fixed
Voltage #3	0x104(13V)
OP Current #3	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #4	Fixed
Voltage #4	0x190(20V)
OP Current #4	0x12C(3A)
PD_Power_as_Source
Rp Value
USB Suspend may be cleared	NO
Send Ping	NONE
No of Source PDOs
Supply Type #1	Fixed
Peak Current #1	0x0(A)
Voltage #1	0x64(5V)
Max Current #1	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #2	Fixed
Peak Current #2	0x0(A)
Voltage #2	0xB4(9V)
Max Current #2	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #3	Fixed
Peak Current #3	0x0(A)
Voltage #3	0xF0(12V)
Max Current #3	0xFA(2.5A)
Supply Type #4	Fixed
Peak Current #4	0x0(A)
Voltage #4	0x12C(15V)
Max Current #4	0xC8(2A)
Supply Type #5	Fixed
Peak Current #5	0x0(A)
Voltage #5	0x190(20V)
Max Current #5	0x96(1.5A)
PD_Power_as_Sink
No_USB_Suspend_May_Be_Set	NO
GiveBack_May_Be_Set	NO
Higher_Capability_Set	NO
Num_Snk_PDOs
Supply Type #1	Fixed
Voltage #1	0x64(5V)
OP Current #1	0x5A(.9A)
Supply Type #2	Fixed
Voltage #2	0xF0(12V)
OP Current #2	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #3	Fixed
Voltage #3	0x104(13V)
OP Current #3	0x12C(3A)
Supply Type #4	Fixed
Voltage #4	0x190(20V)
OP Current #4	0x12C(3A)

Result Summary

Sl No	Test ID	Test Name	Test Result
1	TDA.2.1.1.1	BMC-PHY-TX-EYE	PASS
2	TDA.2.1.1.2	BMC-PHY-TX-BIT	PASS
3	TDA.2.1.2.2	BMC-PHY-RX-INT-REJ	PASS
4	TDA.2.1.2.1	BMC-PHY-RX-BUSIDL	PASS
5	TDA.2.1.3.1	BMC-PHY-TERM	PASS
7	TDA.2.2.1	BMC-PROT-SEQ-GETCAPS	PASS
10	TDA.2.2.5	BMC-PROT-DISCOV	PASS
12	TDA.2.2.7	BMC-PROT-BIST-NOT-5V-SRC	PASS
14	TDA.2.3.1.1	POW-SRC-LOAD-P-PC	FAIL
18	TDA.2.3.3.2	POW-SNK-TRANS-PC	FAIL

BMC Eye Diagram

From the below load screenshot taken from the GRL-USB-PD C2 Compliance Test Solution App, we can also see that the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL uses different voltage and current levels for charging.

We look forward to see how the mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL charges various USB Power Delivery enabled devices.