STMicroelectronics have a wide range of USB devices available including transceivers, port protection and power controllers, they have now released power delivery products for the latest USB smart Type-C™ connector standard.
Originally introduced on computer platforms to facilitate data transfers, USB connectivity slowly moved from a data-transfer to a device-charging standard with the wide adoption of micro-B ports on smartphones and nearly every other mobile device. Now ubiquitous in everyday life, the standard is again quickly evolving with the introduction of a new smart Type-C™ connector. Able to deliver 100 W of power with a 10 Gbit/s data transfer rate, the Type-C™ connector also has the unique skills for switching to alternate or custom communication standards. Making the best use of these new features will open the door to new applications especially in the mobile, wearable, accessories and IoT arena.
STMicroelectronics portfolio is designed to cope with various hardware/software partitioning solutions in order to best match specific application requirements and design architecture. All ICs are manufactured using High-voltage technology and are naturally robust to high voltages to protect products from damage while guaranteeing user safety.
Click on the video below to learn more about the USB Type-C™ standard
Two key products from STMicroelectronics for USB Type-C™ designs are the STUSB1602 USB Power Delivery companion chip and the STUSB4710 Stand-alone USB Power Delivery controller. The STUSB1602 USB Power Delivery Companion chip is a high-voltage analog IC suitable for every MCU. It embeds an autonomous Type-C™ controller, USB PD TX/RX line driver and BMC transceiver, 600 mA VCONN switch and VBUS switch gate driver as well as VBUS monitoring and 22 V short-to-VBUS protection features. The STUSB4710 Stand-alone USB Power Delivery controller targets power-source applications such AC adapters, power supplies, power hubs, smart plugs and DC-DC applications. This IC integrates all the digital and high-voltage analog circuitry needed to autonomously support full USB PD negotiation. It supports up to 5 Power Data Objects (PDO) and power-sharing applications thanks to its I2C interface.
STMicroelectronics have produced a suite of evaluation boards to help engineers accelerate designs using the STUSB1602 and STUSB4710 devices, read on to find out more and to register for FREE evaluation boards.
P-NUCLEO-USB002 - USB Type-C™ Power Delivery™ Nucleo pack with NUCLEO-F072RB expansion board based on STUSB1602
The STUSB1602 is a Type-C™ controller designed with 20-V technology that integrates a fully-featured USB Type-C™ state machine and a USB PD PHY + BMC driver. This analog front end features: Type-C™ attach and cable orientation detection; Source / Sink / DRP power role configuration; Integrated VCONN power switch; Integrated VBUS & VCONN discharge path; High voltage protection (including CC pins); VBUS switch gate drivers.
STMicroelectronics have introduced the P-NUCLEO-USB002, a USB Type-C™ and Power Delivery Nucleo pack with NUCLEO-F072RB expansion board based on STUSB1602 to support engineers designing USB Type-C™ power controllers. The STM32 Nucleo pack is designed for USB Type-C™ and Power Delivery specifications. Used with the embedded X-CUBE-USB-PD certified software, the P-NUCLEO-USB002 represents a development tool enabling fast prototyping of USB PD applications leveraging ready-to-use ST componentry and software.
The P-NUCLEO-USB002 kit is designed to exploit the performance of the STM32F072 32-bit microcontroller based on ARM® Cortex®-M0 and two STUSB1602 USB Type-C™ port controllers, for developing applications that manage up to two USB Type-C™ ports. The P-NUCLEO-USB002 is fully configurable and ready to support different power roles like provider, consumer or DRP. The X-CUBE-USB-PD is compliant with the USB Type-C™ 1.2 and USB Power Delivery 2.0 specifications.
Key Features
Click here to view a product overview of the STUSB1602 USB Power Delivery Controller
STEVAL-ISC004V1 - USB Power Delivery controller with on-board DC-DC evaluation board based on STUSB4710
The STEVAL-ISC004V1 evaluation board is a ready-to-use USB power delivery source using the STUSB4710 and ST1S14 ICs. It demonstrates the features of the STUSB4710 controller by converting a single-voltage power supply into a Type-C™ power delivery source. The STUSB4710 controls the Type-C™ port ensuring power delivery advertising and negotiation, controls the DC-to-DC converter and power paths, and monitors VBUS voltage. The ST1S14 device ensures the step down conversion from the input DC port to the negotiated VBUS voltage.
The USB power delivery port is pre-configured with five different PDO voltages, covering all main applications (5 V, 9 V, 12 V, 15 V and 20 V). The evaluation board has various LEDs indicating the operating status of the STUSB4710 and USB power delivery port.
Click below to view a video from STMicroelectronics demonstrating USB Type-C™ Power Delivery solutions
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