USB - IF Compliance Workshop, February 2012

USB-IF Compliance Workshops are held regularly to promote USB product development. Please remember that all attendees must be USB Implementers Forum members in good standing and be pre-registered in order to attend. Please be sure to thoroughly test your products and complete the required checklists before coming to a Compliance Workshop. For more detailed information, please visit www.usb.org/developers/compliance/. Registration Cancellation Policy Event Schedule Testing Information Reservation and Shipping Information What to Bring Cost Help Vendor-Hosted Test Suite Form: The purpose of this form is to get your Vendor-Hosted Test Suite placed on the correct testing floor and spaced appropriately to prevent testing interference. Please fill out and fax your completed form to the USB-IF at +1 (503) 644-6708 by Friday, January 13, 2012 (Pacific Time). Faxing in this form does NOT register you for the event. Unlike previous Compliance Workshops completing this form does NOT make your sleeping reservation for your suite. For information on how to make your vendor-hosted test suite reservation and general attendee sleeping room reservations please read below. Making Your Hotel Room Reservation: Please call the hotel’s Reservation Department at 1-800-367-5370 or (808) 922-6611 and give the reservationist the group code “USB” to make your reservation or visit our hotel event reservation page at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/HNLMC?groupCode=CW8CW8A&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/5/12&toDate=2/10/12.  Use the FIRST and LAST name you listed on your Vendor-Hosted Test Suite form if you are required to host a suite so we can find your reservation and place you in the correct room.      We recommend you make your reservation by Friday, January 13, 2012. This will help ensure your ability to get a room, as the hotel has been known to sell out. Once the group block is filled, rooms will be available at the prevailing rate. If you register and are unable to secure a room Monday - Friday the standard event cancellation policy will apply. Please note: you are responsible for organizing and requesting a late checkout directly with the hotel. If you are attempting to reserve a vendor-hosted test suite and have been told by the hotel that they are sold out for some or all of the week, please contact admin@usb.org.

Location & Dates Location: Marriott Waikiki Beach 2552 Kalakaua Ave. Honolulu, HI  96815-3699 Phone: (808) 922-6611 Fax: (808) 921-5255 Event Dates: February 6-10, 2012 Hotel Reservation Deadline: Friday, January 13, 2012 (Pacific Time)

Registration & Workshop Overview

Certification testing will be available for the following USB 2.0 products:

• PCs; Notebooks; Motherboards; Hubs with HIGH-SPEED capable ports (using CERTIFIED silicon)
• HIGH and FULL-SPEED compound devices*
• HIGH, FULL, AND LOW-SPEED peripheral

*NOTE:  Compound devices with exposed downstream ports are considered a hub and must register as a hub. Like hub vendors, compound device vendors are required to reserve a hotel room to serve as their test suite for interoperability testing with visiting peripheral vendors for the duration of the workshop. Compound devices that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible for the Integrators List.

A limited number of testing slots are available and vendors are restricted in the number of products that can be registered. Each registered product must have its own company representative accompany it at all times. An exception is made for low-speed peripherals where one representative can accompany 2 peripherals. Please note that registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis.

SuperSpeed USB Certification Testing

SuperSpeed USB Testing Schedule

• SuperSpeed USB Host and Hub vendors must check-in on Monday, February 6th at 2:00PM. SuperSpeed USB System, Motherboard, Hub vendors must be set-up and prepared to begin testing at 8:00AM on Tuesday, February 7th and staff their stationary suite for interoperability testing through 3:00PM Friday, February 10th.

• SuperSpeed USB Peripheral testing has been shortened to two days.
• We have separated SuperSpeed peripheral testing into two different testing periods. Please make sure to select one of the two testing periods when you register for the event.
  
1. Tuesday, February 7th - Wednesday, February 8th
2. Thursday, February 9th - Friday, February 10th

SuperSpeed USB Peripheral vendors must check-in to the Hospitality Suite one day prior to your testing slot.

• Slot 1 (Tuesday, February 7th - Wednesday, February 8th) must check-in on Monday, February 6th between 3:00PM - 4:00PM. Testing will take place Tuesday, February 7th - Wednesday, February 8th  from 8:00AM - 6:00PM.
• Slot 2 (Thursday, February 9th - Friday, February 10th) must check-in on Wednesday, February 8th between 4:00PM and 5:00PM. Testing will take place Thursday, February 9th from 8:00AM - 6:00PM and Friday, February 10th from 8:00AM - 3:00PM.
• SuperSpeed USB Peripherals do not need to host a stationary suite.
• Pretest Requirement: To move your registration from submitted to completed you must submit the required pretest Device Summary reports to admin@usb.org. Please view the pretest requirement section for more details below.

Pretest Requirement:

PRETEST REQUIRED: A pretest is required for USB peripheral functions and hubs. Please remember to submit the required Device Summary report so we can move your registration from submitted to completed. Only completed registrations may attend the workshop.

If you are seeking USB-IF certification for your product please also provide a provide the Chapter 9 log file.

For USB 2.0 peripherals and hubs the device summary report is generated by the USB20CV tool. SuperSpeed peripherals and hubs must provide the device summary from both the USB20CV and USB30CV tools.

Products that have multiple personalities (USB functions that are enabled only by menu options or switches), will need to provide a Device Summary report for each personality.

Compound devices (hubs with embedded peripherals) will need to provide a Device Summary report for each hub and embedded peripheral to move their registration from submitted to completed

Please submit your Device Summary reports to admin@usb.org. Please include the following information in your email text:

Subject: Compliance Workshop #81 Pretest

• Company Name
• Registrant Name:
• Registrant Email:
• Registered Product Name

Registration

• Fill out the online form (USB-IF Members only) - Compliance Workshop registration deadline is January 29, 2012.
• NOTE: The online registration form requires you to select the specific day on which you wish to test.  Check-in is required. You must check-in at the USB Hospitality Suite on the starting day of your testing session to confirm your testing slot. If you do not check-in (i.e. no-show), you forfeit your testing slot and are subject to the cancellation policy outlined below. It will NOT be possible to re-schedule testing.
• The registration form will reject attempts to register after all the testing slots are filled. After the testing slots have been filled we will start a waiting list. Products on the waiting list are NOT guaranteed a testing slot.

Click here for a list of USB-IF qualified Independent Test Labs.

Information

• You must pre-register each individual from your company attending the workshop using the online form (USB-IF Members only) by Sunday, January 29, 2012.
• Check-in is required. You must check-in at the USB Hospitality Suite on the starting day of your testing session to confirm your testing slot. If you do not check-in (i.e. no-show), you forfeit your testing slot and are subject to the cancellation policy outlined below. It will NOT be possible to re-schedule testing. Check-in times are listed above in the Registration & Workshop Overview Section and listed by product type.   
• Devices using a detachable cable must use a receptacle and cable currently on the Integrators List.
• It is strongly suggested that the HS electrical package from the USB-IF website be pre-installed on systems.
• Windows 7 (English version) must be pre-installed on systems. If the system is legacy free (USB ports only – no P/S2 mouse or keyboard) it must provide a working LAN adaptor so electrical testing can be conducted using the Windows XP remote desktop feature.
• The Vendor ID (VID) used by commercial products should match the Vendor ID of the Integrator. Products should not use the Vendor ID of the USB silicon vendor. Vendor IDs will be checked and verified at this and future workshops. The device will not be eligible for the Integrators List unless it reports the correct VID for your company.
• Each individual vendor is responsible for their own shipping to and from the event.

Cancellation Policy

If you become unable to attend this workshop, please notify us as soon as possible by email to cancellations@usb.org so your testing reservation can be released to other members with products to test.

Companies that no-show or do not cancel their testing reservation(s)  for the upcoming workshop in writing to cancellations@usb.org by midnight (PT) Sunday January 29, 2012 will not be eligible to test at the next scheduled Compliance Workshop, and subject to a $500 cancellation fee. The cancellation fee must be paid before the company will be eligible to register for future workshops. This policy will be strictly enforced.

Event Schedule

Schedule Notes

• Battery-powered devices must test with a dead battery in addition to normal testing. Bringing your product with a discharged battery (i.e. device is unable to power on) is required.
• Bring quality equipment.  Poor-quality monitors, mice, keyboards, etc. sometimes used at prior workshops have made it difficult to get the test sessions finished on time.
• If you miss your assigned test time, you forfeit your test slot.  It will NOT be possible to reschedule testing at this workshop.
• Peripheral and embedded host vendors must check-in at the USB Hospitality Suite between 9:00 and 9:45 AM on the starting day of your testing session to confirm your testing slot.  If you do not check-in, you forfeit your testing slot
• Debug services will not be available.  Please be sure to pre-test and debug your devices before attending.  There will be no rescheduling of test times.  
  

Testing Information

Reminder for Devices

USB-IF Compliance Program

Devices with captive cables must use a connector currently on the Integrators List. Devices using a detachable cable must use a cable assembly currently on the Integrators List.

For details on the tests performed see the USB-IF Compliance Program.

The Interoperability Gold Tree and test procedures will follow the procedure defined at http://compliance.usb.org/index.asp?UpdateFile=Interoperability#11. Interoperability testing under Windows 7 will be available at this workshop

Attention Vendors Seeking Certification for their Devices:

Compliance workshops run on a schedule and there is a limited amount of time available to test your product.  It is your responsibility to ensure that all required tests are performed on your product.  Please refer to the mandatory test matrix. 

The product must be able to be tested in the time allotted.  Peripherals and hosts are given 90 minutes each. The USB-IF cannot guarantee that all tests can be performed on your device in the time allocated.  There is little time, if any, for debugging so be sure to thoroughly test the device beforehand.  Any test marked “incomplete” will prevent certification.  Please be sure to ask the volunteers executing the tests for a copy of the test results and review them carefully before leaving the workshop.  The USB-IF is not responsible for missing results. 

The test schedule is based on information obtained from the online device registration.  If your product is unusual (has more than one USB connector, includes an embedded host, requires special equipment to operate, etc…) please contact the USB‑IF Administration prior to the workshop to make arrangements for special handling.  The USB-IF reserves the right to require additional tests upon inspection of the device at the workshop.

Retesting is permitted by permission only pending available time.  If corrections are made to a device during the workshop, obtain a Retest Slip from the hospitality suite.  A detailed explanation of the failure and the corrections performed is needed in order to determine what compliance tests are to be performed.  There is no assurance that time will be available to retest a device.

All tests are to be performed on one device.  Exchanging a device with another during compliance testing is strictly prohibited. If a device must be replaced due to a breakdown, all tests on the broken device become void and a complete retest is required.

Compliance Testing:

Peripheral Test Sessions
This workshop will include an Implementers Forum-established and -staffed test suite for USB peripherals. Test software used will primarily cover Chapter 9 of the USB spec, electrical characteristics and interoperability with other USB devices. Peripherals that provide external interfaces (flash card readers, Ethernet adapters, etc.) must provide hardware to fully populate the external interfaces. Peripheral vendors will be scheduled into the suite one at a time. Briefly, the test procedure includes: attaching the peripheral; loading the driver; and running tests against the peripheral; the results will be recorded and used as one of the elements in determining USB compliance. For detailed information, please visit http://www.usb.org/developers/compliance.

The USB-IF intends to test battery-powered devices with a dead battery in addition to normal testing. Bringing your product with a discharged battery (i.e. device is unable to power on) is required. This is to investigate dead battery current consumption with the potential to become a compliance requirement in the future.

System Test Sessions
This workshop will include an Implementers Forum-established and -staffed test suite for high speed capable USB systems. Tests will primarily cover Chapter 7 of the USB spec, electrical characteristics and interoperability with other USB devices. Vendors need to ensure they install the English version of Windows 7. The OS should have all current service packs and updates applied. Non-legacy systems/motherboards must have a functioning LAN port to support remote desktop. System vendors will be scheduled into the suite one at a time. The results will be recorded and used as one of the elements in determining USB compliance. For detailed information, please visit http://www.usb.org/developers/compliance.

Specifications
A product's admittance to the Integrators List is based, in part, on a handful of compliance tests performed in the USB-IF suites. As time goes on and the technology matures we will add tests for problems discovered in these suites. Some tests are provided to raise awareness of potential problems in products and others are required to pass the workshop for the purposes of getting a product listed on the Integrators List. For specific information regarding the requirements for Integrators List qualification, see the Compliance Program Area of this site.

Results
Products that pass the appropriate Implementers Forum tests, and submit a complete and satisfactory checklist, will be listed on an Implementers Forum confidential "Integrators List" which a number of Implementers Forum companies use to make product purchase decisions.

Hotel Reservation and Shipping Information

Vendor-Hosted Test Suite Form:

The purpose of this form is to get your Vendor-Hosted Test Suite placed on the correct testing floor and spaced appropriately to prevent testing interference. Please fill out and fax your completed form to the USB-IF at +1 (503) 644-6708 by Friday, January 13, 2012 (Pacific Time).

• Faxing in this form does NOT register you for the event.
• Unlike previous Compliance Workshops completing this form does NOT make your sleeping reservation for your suite. For information on how to make your vendor-hosted test suite reservation and general attendee sleeping room reservations please read below.

Making Your Hotel Room Reservation:

Please call the hotel’s Reservation Department at 1-800-367-5370 or (808) 922-6611 and give the reservationist the group code “USB” to make your reservation or visit our hotel event reservation page at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/HNLMC?groupCode=CW8CW8A&app=resvlink&fromDate=2/5/12&toDate=2/10/12. Use the FIRST and LAST name you listed on your Vendor-Hosted Test Suite form if you are required to host a suite so we can find your reservation and place you in the correct room.

We recommend you make your reservation by Friday, January 13, 2012. This will help ensure your ability to get a room, as the hotel has been known to sell out. Once the group block is filled, rooms will be available at the prevailing rate. If you register and are unable to secure a room Monday - Friday the standard event cancellation policy will apply. Please note: you are responsible for organizing and requesting a late checkout directly with the hotel. 

If you are attempting to reserve a vendor-hosted test suite and have been told by the hotel that they are sold out for some or all of the week, please contact admin@usb.org.

 

Shipping Information

Marriott Waikiki Beach
2552 Kalakaua Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815-3699
Phone: (808) 922-6611
Fax: (808) 921-5255

From: Your Company Name:
USB-IF Compliance Workshop #81
Guest Name:

Date of Event: February 6-10, 2012

 

Host and Hub Vendor

USB system minimum requirements:

•SVGA
•Mouse
•Keyboard
•CDROM or DVD Drive
•A completed checklist
•500 MB or larger HD with an English version of Windows 7 pre-installed

Peripheral Vendors

•1 each of the peripherals to be tested, any needed S/W drivers BOTH on a CD and USB flash media drive.
•A discharged battery (battery-powered devices only).The definition of a discharged battery is one where the device is unable to power on.
•Devices that implement external interfaces, such as flash card readers, must be tested with their interfaces fully populated.
•A completed checklist.
•A USB flash media drive to store electronic copies of test results.

Embedded Host Product Vendors:

·All equipment necessary to operate the Embedded Host product.
·A copy of the complete targeted peripheral list.
·peripherals from the targeted peripheral list that enable the product to operate at EACH of the supported speeds along with instructions for operating those peripherals (Please note: Do not bring peripherals from the targeted peripheral list that use captive cables unless no other option is available.)
·A completed checklist.
·A USB flash media drive to store electronic copies of test results

SuperSpeed USB Vendors:

•All equipment necessary to operate the product.
•A completed checklist
•A USB flash media drive to store electronic copies of test results

Compliance workshop participants are responsible for their own travel, food, and hotel expenses. The USB Implementers Forum will cover all administrative costs. Lunch is not provided.