5000mA for E-Marked Type-C, 900mA for USB 3.1 cables terminating in an A or B
connector, and 500mA for USB 2.0 cables terminating in an A or B connector.
Connectors:
This section has three drop-down selections for choosing the connectors
on the cable to be tested. No particular order is required for the selection as the ACT
automatically veri
fi
es that the selected connectors are available on the two ports of the
ACT. For example, if you select Type-C and Standard A, the ACT will verify that one and
only one Standard A Adapter is inserted into the ACT when the test begins execution. If
the ACT con
fi
guration does not match the selection at the start of a test, the test will
abort and the message "Invalid Pro
fi
le" will be presented in the results summary.
DCR:
This con
fi
gures the parameters for the DC resistance (DCR) measurement for the
cable, on the GND and VBUS lines. Both follow a similar pattern: If the checkbox is
selected, then the parameter is validated against measured values; if not selected, then
the results are reported but will not cause a failure.
GND / Wire:
Maximum resistance or IR drop for the GND wire through the
cable. If units are set to mV then this is taken as Maximum IR drop; if units
are set to "mOh", then this is taken as Maximum DC resistance in milliohms.
GND / Pin:
Maximum DC resistance for any GND pin, measured between
the Advanced Cable Tester and the paddle card, in milliohms.
VBUS / Wire:
Maximum resistance or IR drop for the VBUS wire through the
cable. If units are set to mV then this is taken as Maximum IR drop; If units
are set to "mOhm", then this is taken as Maximum DC resistance in
milliohms.
VBUS / Pin:
Maximum DC resistance for any VBUS pin, measured between
the ACT and the paddle card, in milliohms.
Presence:
All items in this section follow a common pattern: If Required is checked, then
the items presence must match the Presence option.
SOP' & SOP'':
Checks for presence of a corresponding E-Marker in the
cable. Any present E-Marker must be valid, match cable parameters, etc.
CC:
Presence of the CC wire through the USB cable. For Type-C cables,
this is a fundamental requirement; this test is recommended as Present /
Required for Type-C-to-Type-C cables.
SBU:
Presence of SBU1/SBU2 wires through the cable. These two wires
are required for Full-Featured Type-C cables.
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