Thanks Robbie, but Quick Charge is Qualcomm's proprietary charging implementation; I'm talking specifically about the USB Power Delivery standard, as proposed by the USB Implementers Forum. Since its implementation, one of the problems with USB Type-C has been insufficient enforcement, which leads to compatibility issues.
This article outlines some of the pitfalls: It’s 2018 and USB Type-C is still a mess
Using a dedicated power port isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I can imagine a situation where I lose a charger with a proprietary barrel connector while travelling (DAMHIK) and using a USB Type-C charging cable would be a useful fallback.
Google engineer Benson Leung has achieved some notoriety as a USB Type-C investigator — including destroying some of his devices in Type-C charging testing that went wrong.
Here is the tl;dr version from Benson: USB Type-C™’s Configuration Channel
So, my questions are:
This article outlines some of the pitfalls: It’s 2018 and USB Type-C is still a mess
Using a dedicated power port isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I can imagine a situation where I lose a charger with a proprietary barrel connector while travelling (DAMHIK) and using a USB Type-C charging cable would be a useful fallback.
Google engineer Benson Leung has achieved some notoriety as a USB Type-C investigator — including destroying some of his devices in Type-C charging testing that went wrong.
Here is the tl;dr version from Benson: USB Type-C™’s Configuration Channel
So, my questions are:
- Can the Pinbook Pro's USB Type-C port be used for charging?
- If yes, what charging voltage range is supported?