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I posted this in the Hackaday comment thread as well: If I am not mistaken, Valve instigated the creation of this part as an element of the VirtualLink standard
by nrp 5y ago
I posted this in the Hackaday comment thread as well: If I am not mistaken, Valve instigated the creation of this part as an element of the VirtualLink standard. This standard achieved four lanes of DisplayPort and USB 3.0 over a USB-C connector by reusing the USB 2.0 pins and using a USB 2 to USB 3 bridge.
I was on the Oculus side of VirtualLink. It made sense as a standard and overcame some of the shortcomings of USB-C, but never really got off the ground.
- teruakohatu 5y agoYou sound like an expert, can I ask at what point does it make more sense to create a custom connector rather than a custom chip? Not creating a custom connector is how we ended up with the Nintendo Switch dock debacle, and to this day legions of Switch owners refuse to charge their switches with any random USB-C cable (despite it being perfectly OK).
- johnwalkr 5y agoWas there any actual problem besides 15V not being available on many chargers?
- teruakohatu 5y agoCertain aftermarket docks would destroy Switches in certain circumstances. The Switch had lower voltage requirements than a particular protocol specified.