Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
USB-C is not just a smaller connector that you finally do not have to plug in three times because you tried it upside down.
You need additional components to implement a compliant USB-C port on your carrier board. USB-C power delivery gets so much better, but unfortunately also a bit more complicated.
On the latest Toradex Carrier Boards, several connectors have been replaced with USB-C. It might be time to replace them also on your next design.
Peter Lischer, a Toradex HW expert, provides you with tips and tricks and answers your technical questions.
Key Takeaways:
- Overview of the different USB-C solutions
- Learn about USB-C power delivery
- Learn why new terms like DRP, DRD, UFP, and DFP are now used
- Learn the difference between an active and passive USB-C cable and how adapter cables work
- Learn about helpful tricks and possible pitfalls
00:01:12 Introduction to Toradex
00:03:06 USB Standards
00:04:20 Type A and B Connectors
00:05:52 USB-C Connector
00:07:51 Pin Usage
00:11:34 Terminology
00:13:32 Configuration Channel
00:18:13 DFP to UFP
00:21:41 Wrong Combinations
00:23:01 Legacy Hosts and Chargers
00:23:36 Legacy Devices
00:25:31 Power Delivery
00:30:08 USB PD
00:31:33 Source Example
00:33:16 Sink Example
00:36:22 Data Signals
00:38:04 Examples
00:38:24 High-Speed UFP Example
00:39:19 High-Speed DRD Example
00:40:53 Superspeed DRD Example
00:41:43 Notebook Example
00:43:15 Exercise - What is wrong with this USB-C implementation?
00:45:36 Useful Links
00:47:08 Q&A
» Toradex System on Module (SoM): toradex.com/computer-on-modules
» Toradex Carrier Boards: toradex.com/products/carrier-board
» Official USB Specifications: usb.org/documents
» USB-C: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C
» USB 3.0: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0
» USB: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB
» Short USB-C and Power Delivery Guide: microchipdeveloper.com/usb:type-c
» Easy to read USB 2.0: beyondlogic.org/usbnutshell/usb1.shtml
» Verdin Carrier Board Design Guide: docs.toradex.com/108140-verdin-carrier-board-design-guide.pdf
» Apalis Carrier Board Design Guide: docs.toradex.com/101123-apalis-arm-carrier-board-design-guide.pdf
#usbc #carrierboards #toradexwebinars
USB-C is not just a smaller connector that you finally do not have to plug in three times because you tried it upside down.
You need additional components to implement a compliant USB-C port on your carrier board. USB-C power delivery gets so much better, but unfortunately also a bit more complicated.
On the latest Toradex Carrier Boards, several connectors have been replaced with USB-C. It might be time to replace them also on your next design.
Peter Lischer, a Toradex HW expert, provides you with tips and tricks and answers your technical questions.
Key Takeaways:
- Overview of the different USB-C solutions
- Learn about USB-C power delivery
- Learn why new terms like DRP, DRD, UFP, and DFP are now used
- Learn the difference between an active and passive USB-C cable and how adapter cables work
- Learn about helpful tricks and possible pitfalls
00:01:12 Introduction to Toradex
00:03:06 USB Standards
00:04:20 Type A and B Connectors
00:05:52 USB-C Connector
00:07:51 Pin Usage
00:11:34 Terminology
00:13:32 Configuration Channel
00:18:13 DFP to UFP
00:21:41 Wrong Combinations
00:23:01 Legacy Hosts and Chargers
00:23:36 Legacy Devices
00:25:31 Power Delivery
00:30:08 USB PD
00:31:33 Source Example
00:33:16 Sink Example
00:36:22 Data Signals
00:38:04 Examples
00:38:24 High-Speed UFP Example
00:39:19 High-Speed DRD Example
00:40:53 Superspeed DRD Example
00:41:43 Notebook Example
00:43:15 Exercise - What is wrong with this USB-C implementation?
00:45:36 Useful Links
00:47:08 Q&A
» Toradex System on Module (SoM): toradex.com/computer-on-modules
» Toradex Carrier Boards: toradex.com/products/carrier-board
» Official USB Specifications: usb.org/documents
» USB-C: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C
» USB 3.0: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_3.0
» USB: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB
» Short USB-C and Power Delivery Guide: microchipdeveloper.com/usb:type-c
» Easy to read USB 2.0: beyondlogic.org/usbnutshell/usb1.shtml
» Verdin Carrier Board Design Guide: docs.toradex.com/108140-verdin-carrier-board-design-guide.pdf
» Apalis Carrier Board Design Guide: docs.toradex.com/101123-apalis-arm-carrier-board-design-guide.pdf
#usbc #carrierboards #toradexwebinars
