IP3	USB 3.0

This course covers USB3.0 and related specifications: OTG 3.0, xHCI, UAS and AV classes

Objectives The course details the hardware implementation and clarifies the operation of 8b10b encoder/decoder. All tests required to qualify the physical layer are detailed. The course also covers the PIPE interface, which is used to interconnect the Link layer and the PHY. A lot of sequences are used to explain the flow control mechanism, the error recovery mechanism and packet acknowledgment. The dual operation of USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 is clarified, especially the initialization sequence used by the device to select the operation speed. The course explains all requirements regarding low power management, particularly the consequences on hub design. The enumeration is studied step by step. The one-day part on xHCI, UAS and AV classes are covered on request only. Note that this course is a mature course already delivered to main companies developing SoCs for wireless solutions. A more detailed course description is available on request at info@ac6-training.com

Prerequisites
	Knowledge of USB 2.0 is required, see our course reference IP2
	For on-site courses, an additional day covering USB 2.0 fundamentals may be prepended to this USB 3.0 course.

Outline

SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Dual-bus approach Dual simplex operation, concurrent IN and OUT transactions Explicitely routed packet traffic instead of USB 2.0 broadcast Multi-level link power management New features of data flow model Robustness DATA FLOW MODEL USB 3.0 transaction model Low power link state transitions Latency tolerance messaging Bus interval adjustment Link-level power management Super-speed packet format Bulk transfers, stream ID SOFTWARE ORGANIZATION Host Controller Driver, purpose of EHCI, xHCI USB driver Enumeration Client drivers Virtual communication between client drivers and endpoint through communication pipes Overview of UAS and Video Display new classes USB OTG 3.0 Objectives of OTG specification Session Request Protoco OTG 2.0 Host Negotiation Protocol Impact on PHY layer, voltage thresholds and timeouts Impact on Link and upper layers Differences between OTG 2 and OTG 3 Embedded Host OTG 3 Role Swapping Protocol Symmetry, SSPC-OTG Defining who is the default Host through Port capabilities PHYSICAL LAYER AC-coupled lines Receiver detection Low Frequency Periodic Signaling, utilization of LFPS Spread Spectrum Clocking 8b10b coding scheme Elasticity buffer Pre-emphasis, receiver equalization Lane polarity inversion detection Qualifying the physical layer, eye-diagrams Mathematical processing that must be performed in the oscilloscope Tests required by the USB Implementer Forum Loopback BERT PIPE INTERFACE Interface clocking and reset 16- or 32-bit data bus width Rx polarity Selecting transmitter voltage levels Rx status codes Clock tolerance compensation Transmitting and detecting LFPS Low power states LINK LAYER Flow control, header buffer credit Buffering for data and protocol layer informations Transmitter timers Packetization Specified encoded control sequences Packet replay in case of error detection Power-on reset, in-band reset Link training and status state machine, understanding the main important transitions Clarifying which transitions are required to enter test modes (loopback and compliance)

PROTOCOL LAYER End-to-end communication rules Burst of back-to-back data packets End-to-end flow control, NRDY / ERDY transaction packets Link management packet TP sequences, highlighting differences with USB 2.0 Host flexibility in performing isochronous transactions HUB Repeater / forwarder Routing outbound packets to explicit downstream ports Aggregating inbound packets to the upstream port Propagating time-stamp packet USB 3.0 new descriptors and requests SUPER SPEED POWER MANAGEMENT Power states of links, devices and functions Driving the power management policy Related in-band protocol mechanisms Inactivity timers Enabling remote wake sources ENUMERATION Device states Function suspend New commands: SetSel() Binary Device Object Store (BOS) SuperSpeed device capability Interface association SuperSpeed endpoint companion descriptor EXTENSIBLE HOST CONTROLLER INTERFACE (xHCI) Host Controller hardware requirements Memory structures, buffer rings and TRBs Transfer ring, command ring, event ring Transaction scheduling Error detection and handling Device attachment / removal Utilization of doorbell Single Root I/O virtualization Debug capability UAS CLASS Mass storage class specification SCSI architecture model Command queuing SAM-4 command identifier Transport protocol, command Information Unit Utilization of USB 3 streams Task management Transport protocol services Pipe usage class descriptor AUDIO / VIDEO CLASS AV profile definition, Basic Device Profile AVCore, AVCluster, Hierarchy AVFunction, AVData Multi-channel audio Track selector Channel configuration TV set example Feature unit VideoControls Video Processing Unit AVControl interface AV synchronization types, asynchronous, synchronous, adaptive AV description document Request and control sequences, HDMI controls Support of HDCP 2

 

Duration	Cost	Calendar
4 days	1950 €