Overview#
USB Type-C is a 24-pin USB physical connector which implements a rotational-symmetrical connector.USB Type-C Specification 1.0 was published by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and was finalized in August 2014
USB Type-C protocol signals#
There are many protocol signals used on USB Type-C below are some of them:USB Type-C may or may NOT carry and USB protocol signals.
And even when the do it is only ONE at a time!
- USB Power delivery for Charging the device itself with 20V / 3A.
- DisplayPort 1.4 signal (you will need a passive adapter cable)
- HDMI 1.4b signal (you will need a passive adapter). Perhaps the HDMI logo will be used, but then again, it may not.
- Thunderbolt 3.0 signal, which includes:
- PCI Express
- DisplayPort 1.2
- USB 3.1 (Generation 2)
- USB Power
- delivery multiplexed into a signal served over the same connector using more expensive active cables.
- Typically, a Lightning Bolt icon by the port is used, but guess what? That is not a requirement.
- USB 3.1 (Generation 2, a.k.a. 10 Gbit/s speed USB).
- Some motherboards will give you USB Type-C connectors carrying USB 3.1 (Generation 1), formerly known as USB 3.0 signals, at 5 Gbit/s
- Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)
More Information#
There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:- [#1] - USB hardware Connectors
- based on information obtained 2019-10-13