Gregory's ServerInteresting some small embedded devices I have (vapes, that sort of thing) which have USB-C still don't charge unless they have a specific cable, so I assume they abuse the standards.
I've not read the law coming in, but is the standard just for the physical port or the negotiation / software bit?
@seanyseansean @gendx @EUCommission The factsheet (here: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/50321 ) has that information. For a charger to be "fast charging", it must be USB-PD-compatible and supply at least 25W.
There are cable differences between compliant USB-C cables!
To support higher voltage and wattage, the cable must contain a negotiation chip too. Maybe the vapes require that.
It's often not clearly labelled, but let me see if I can find the video on it that I saw a while back.
IIrc, there can also be differences where a cable contains/doesn't contain some of the fibres used for power delivery.
Edit: Here's a similar video that appears thorough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYYjzLdKfeI
I'm probably going to buy one of these too. I have a ton of cables I don't know the details of.
@seanyseansean @gendx @EUCommission The factsheet (here: https://ec.europa.eu/docsroom/documents/50321 ) has that information. For a charger to be "fast charging", it must be USB-PD-compatible and supply at least 25W.
There are cable differences between compliant USB-C cables!
To support higher voltage and wattage, the cable must contain a negotiation chip too. Maybe the vapes require that.
It's often not clearly labelled, but let me see if I can find the video on it that I saw a while back.