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.

PDO	OCP (A)	Percentage
PDO#1 Fixed: 5V 3A	3.48	116.1%
PDO#2 Fixed: 9V 3A	3.5	116.7%
PDO#3 Fixed: 12V 2.5A	2.99	119.6%
PDO#4 Fixed: 15V 2A	2.01	100.3%
PDO#5 Fixed: 20V 1.5A	2.02	134.7%

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

BMC Eye Diagram