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TUSB1044 Active Cable EVM
User's Guide
SLLU265B–March 2018–Revised August 2018
TUSB1044 Active Cable EVM
The TUSB1044 device is a Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) USB Type-C™ Alternate
Mode (Alt Mode) re-driving switch supporting data rates up to 10Gbps for a downstream facing port (Host)
or upstream facing port (Device). This guide describes how to bring up the EVM and includes schematics
that can be used as reference for the cable implementations with the TUSB1044 device. This EVM is
intended to demonstrate the SuperSpeed and SuperSpeed+ functionality of the TUSB1044.
Contents
1 TUSB1044EVM .............................................................................................................. 2
2 TUSB1044EVM Configuration ............................................................................................. 3
3 TUSB1044EVM Schematics ............................................................................................... 7
4 Bill of Materials ............................................................................................................. 11
List of Figures
1 TUSB1044 EVM ............................................................................................................. 2
2 TUSB1044 System Example............................................................................................... 2
3 Early Board JMP10 and JMP12 Schematic.............................................................................. 3
4 Early Board JMP10 and JMP12 Layout .................................................................................. 4
5 TUSB1044EVM Schematic (Page 1)...................................................................................... 7
6 TUSB1044EVM Schematic (Page 2)...................................................................................... 8
7 TUSB1044EVM Schematic (Page 3)...................................................................................... 9
8 TUSB1044EVM Schematic (Page 4) .................................................................................... 10
List of Tables
1 TUSB1044 Configuration Pins ............................................................................................. 3
2 Switch Configuration ........................................................................................................ 4
3 Config Pin-Level Definitions................................................................................................ 5
4 USB 3.1 EQ Settings........................................................................................................ 5
5 VOD Linear Range and DC Gain.......................................................................................... 6
6 TUSB1044 Bill of Materials ............................................................................................... 11
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