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:
Name Data Rate Notes
USB 2.0 480 Mbs -
USB 3.1 Gen 1 5 Gbps was USB 3.0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 5 Gbps -
USB 3.2 Gen 2 10 Gbps -

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:
  • 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) !! USB Power Levels
Mode of Operation Voltage Max Current
USB PD Configurable 5 A
USB Type-C @ 3.0 A 5 V 3.0 A
USB Type-C @ 1.5 A 5 V 1.5 A
USB BC 1.2 5 V upto 1.5 A
USB 3.1 5 V 900 ma
USB 2.0 5 V 500 ma

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