7.1.3 Testing DisplayPort
™
Alternate Mode and USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
The DisplayPort alternate mode can be tested with a non-USB Type-C notebook, allowing the user to simulate a
DisplayPort DFP_D (video source) or UFP_D (video sink).
7.1.3.1 Required Hardware
The following hardware is required to test the DP alternate mode and USB 3.0:
• A Microsoft
®
Windows
®
PC with a USB Type-A receptacle and DisplayPort video output
– USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 Type-A to Type-B cable
– USB 2.0 or USB 3.0, or USB Type-C flash drive
– USB 2.0 Type-A to micro USB cable
• USB Type-C cable
• Monitor with DisplayPort Input
• Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable or USB Type-C to DisplayPort cable
• FTDI board (used for programming the TPS695988EVM and interfacing with configuration tool)
• Dell laptop power supply (model # 492-BBGP)
Use the TPS65988EVM to test DP alternate mode as well as USB data using the default firmware. To do so,
connect a DP source from a laptop to the TPS65988EVM through the DP receptacle on the EVM. Next, connect
a USB Type-B to USB Type-A cable from the TPS65988EVM to a Windows computer. To test DP, connect a
USB Type-C to DP cable from one of the USB Type-C ports to a DP monitor. To test USB functionality, connect a
USB Type-C flash drive to the other USB Type-C port on the TPS65988EVM. The monitor displays what is
present from the DP source. The flash drive enumerates on the windows PC.
explains this test setup.
Connecting the EVM
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