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• Jason Cerundolo
  • An engineer experienced in mechanical, electrical, and firmware engineering
  • Jason has over nine years of experience as a hardware engineer and working on electronic designs in Silicon Valley
  • In his free time, he works on open source projects, such as USB Type-C tools and projects
• USB Type-C Power Delivery PHY Breakout Board
  • A breakout board for the FUSB302
    • USB-PD PHY for BMC communication used in USB-C connectors
  • Determine plug orientation (normal or reversed)
  • Determine or advertise Type-C power levels (5 V at 0.5, 1.5, or 3.0 A)
  • Use BMC communication to negotiate USB Power Delivery Explicit Contracts up to 20 V and 5 A (100 W of power)
  • Negotiate Alternate Modes to reuse the pins in the Type-C connector for other purposes
• One of the problems that I always run into with USB designs is the “Am I doing this right?”
  • Testing, debugging, and evaluation
    • What hardware and software should you look at when building a test setup for USB?
    • Low Cost Alternatives for home designers and startups?
      • Jason has some tools like the FUSB302 break out board and USB-C Explorer
      • Teledyne LeCroy Mercury T2C USB HS/PD Protocol Analyzer
      • Cypress CY4500 EZ-PD Protocol Analyzer
• What is a good place to start if a hardware designer wants to get into USB Type-C?
  • Jason has articles that cover a solid foundation of USB Type-C in his USB-C for Engineers, Part 1
  • Reclaimer Labs
• Quick hardware layout tips for USB signals
  • Standard high speed signal routing applies
  • For USB 2.0 just keeping them the same length should be enough
  • For Superspeed USB 3.0+ length matching for each pair is more important

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