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authorKeith Short <keithshort@chromium.org>2019-08-30 11:32:50 -0600
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doc: Add additional USB terms
Add more USB terms to the EC glossary. BUG=none BRANCH=none TEST=none Change-Id: Ibc2c0d43959749d9527de08337f4a83b41a429ce Signed-off-by: Keith Short <keithshort@chromium.org> Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromiumos/platform/ec/+/1778634 Reviewed-by: Jett Rink <jettrink@chromium.org>
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* Downstream Facing Port. The USB Data role that is typical for a host
machine (e.g. device running ChromeOS).
+* E-Mark {#emark}
+ * Electronically marked cable. A USB-C cable that contains an embedded
+ chip in the cable, used to identify the capabilities of the cable.
+
+* VCONN {#vconn}
+ * Connector Voltage. A dedicated power supply rail for [E-Mark](#emark)
+ cables and other accessory functions (such as display dongles, and
+ docks). VCONN re-uses one of the CC1/CC2 signals to provide 5 volt, 1
+ watt, of power.
+
## Different PD stacks
Right now platform/ec has two different implementations of USB-C PD stack.