TI controller enables DisplayPort, usb and power over a single cable
The industry's first single chip DockPort interface solution has been touted by Texas instruments.
The HD3SS2521 delivers audio/video, usb data and power over a single cable between a notebook, ultrabook or tablet pc and a docking station or dongle.
TI says it provides a lower cost alternative to proprietary implementations and offers more features than standard usb docking stations.
The controller is designed to enable DisplayPort, usb 3.0, usb 2.0 and power over a single interconnecting cable, and provides the control logic and automatic switching required on the cable's host side and dock side.
In addition, it enables system designers to create smaller, more affordable docking stations that connect and synchronise computers with lcd monitors, dongles, keyboards, Gigabit Ethernet, storage, audio speakers, dvd/Blu-ray media players and smartphones.
