SLVAFG6B December   2022  – November 2024 TPS25762-Q1 , TPS25763-Q1 , TPS25772-Q1

 

  1.   1
  2.   Abstract
  3.   Trademarks
  4. 1Introduction
    1. 1.1 Terms and Abbreviations
  5. 2 SPM Engine Overview
  6. 3Multi-Port Power Allocation Policy
    1. 3.1 Assured Capacity Policy
    2. 3.2 Shared Capacity Policy
      1. 3.2.1 Fair Share Power Policy
        1. 3.2.1.1 Blind Sink Support
    3. 3.3 Hybrid Mode
  7. 4Power Foldback Policy
    1. 4.1 Thermal Foldback Operation
    2. 4.2 Engine On/Off Transition Management
      1. 4.2.1 Engine On/Off Power Foldback Operation Example
  8. 5Multi-Port Power Allocation Policy Examples
    1. 5.1 Assured Capacity Policy Example
    2. 5.2 Fair Share Power Policy Example
      1. 5.2.1 FSP Policy Example – Blind Sink Support
      2. 5.2.2 FSP Policy Example – Blind Sink Support With Max Power
    3. 5.3 Hybrid Mode Example
  9. 6References
  10. 7Revision History

FSP Policy Example – Blind Sink Support

This section provides examples of Fair Share Power Policy's power distribution with Blind Sink Support enabled for both ports and in the event of a port connecting to a Sink that fails to return Sink Capabilities correctly. Note that the Max Power option is not enabled in these examples. Table 5-6 shows the SPM Engine parameters used in this section's example. The FSP Parameters shown in Table 5-7 are used in the Fair Share Power Policy's power distribution to achieve FSP between two Sinks.

Table 5-6 SPM Engine Parameters - FSP Example with a Blind Sink
SPM Engine Parameters Configuration Description
System Max Power 75W Total system power capacity allocated for Port A and B
Port A Max Power 60W Maximum Port A Power
Port B Max Power 60W Maximum Port B Power
Port A Min Power 15W Minimum Port A power
Port B Min Power 15W Minimum Port B power
Shared Mode FSP with Blind Sink Support Port Max Power is offered to Blind Sinks
Table 5-7 Fair Share Power Policy Parameters
Fair Share Power Policy Parameter Value Description
Equally Divided Shared Power (75-(15+15))/2=22.5W Shared power for each port that can be distributed if available: (Total VBUS power – Sum of Port A and B's Min Power)/Total number of ports
Per Port Guaranteed FSP 15+22.5W=37.5W Port Min Power + Per Port Equally Divided Shared Power = Per Port Guaranteed FSP

Three example scenarios of Fair Share Power Policy operation (when Blind Sink Support is enabled) are shown in Table 5-8. The table format in this section is structured differently to show how Blind Sinks are handled and supported by the SPM.

Table 5-8 FSP Example With Blind Sink Support
Port A Port B SPM Operation Description
Initially Allocated 15W 15 W Min Power is initially allocated for Port A and Port B.
Scenario 1: Port A connects to Good Sink #1. Port B is unconnected.
Source Cap 1 15W The first Source Cap is sent to Port A's Sink with Port Min Power.
Sink Request 15W Grant 15W to Port A.
Sink Cap 45W Source sends Get Sink Cap message to Port A and max 45W Sink Cap is returned.
Source Cap 2 45W A 45W Source Cap is sent again based on Sink Cap.
Sink Request 45W Port A Sink requests 45W.
Power Distributed to Sink 45W 45W distributed to Port A Sink.
Scenario 2: Port A is replaced with a Blind Sink. Port B is still unconnected.
Source Cap 1 15W The first Source Cap is sent to Port A's Sink with Port Min Power.
Sink Request 15W Grant 15W to Port A.
Sink Cap 15W Source sends Get Sink Cap message to Port A. Source Cap = Sink Cap is returned. Port A Sink is identified as a Blind Sink.
Source Cap 2 60W A Source Cap is sent again with Port Max Power.
Sink Request 60W Port A Sink requests 60W.
Power Distributed to Sink 60W 60W is distributed to Port A Sink.
Scenario 3: Port B connects to Good Sink #2. Port A continues to deliver 60 W to Blind Sink.
Source Cap 1 15W The first Source Cap is sent to Port B's Sink with Port Min Power.
Sink Request 15W Grant 15W to Port B.
Sink Cap 20W Source sends Get Sink Cap message to Port B and max 20W Sink Cap is returned.
Source Cap 2 55W 20W Port A Sink's required power is less than the Per Port Guaranteed FSP. Port B's required power is higher. The SPM distributes power to the Port A's Sink requesting lower power and the remaining power to Port B's Sink.
Sink Request 55W 20W Port A Sink requests 55W and Port B Sink requests 20W.
Power Distributed to Sinks 55W 20W 55W distributed to Port A Sink. 20W distributed to Port B Sink.

Figure 5-5, Figure 5-6, and Figure 5-7 show the PD negotiation flow of the FSP examples from Scenario 1, Scenario 2, and Scenario 3 of Table 5-8, respectively.

 FSP Negotiation Flow With
                    Blind Sink Support – Scenario 1 Figure 5-5 FSP Negotiation Flow With Blind Sink Support – Scenario 1
 FSP Negotiation Flow With
                    Blind Sink Support – Scenario 2 Figure 5-6 FSP Negotiation Flow With Blind Sink Support – Scenario 2
 FSP Negotiation Flow With
                    Blind Sink Support – Scenario 3 Figure 5-7 FSP Negotiation Flow With Blind Sink Support – Scenario 3