Firmware Loaded
Wait for Plug
Plug
Detected?
no
Detect Type and
Orientation
yes
C_CC1 =
Data line?
no
Connect
C_CC2 to
USB-PD Phy
C_CC1 Open
yes
Connect
C_CC1 to
USB-PD Phy
C_CC2 Open
C_CC2
Powered?
C_CC1
Powered?
no
no
Connect C_CC2
to PP_CABLE
Connect C_CC1
to PP_CABLE
yes
yes
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shows a high-level flow of connecting these pins based on the cable orientation. See the
section for more detailed information on plug and orientation detection.
Figure 37. Port C_CC and VCONN Connection Flow
and
show the two paths from PP_CABLE to the C_CCn pins. When one C_CCn pin is
powered from PP_CABLE, the other is connected to the USB-PD BMC modem. The red line shows the power
path and the green line shows the data path.