Thunderbolt Single Port Peripheral Reference Design using ALTIUM

Abstract

The data block and the power block are the two fundamental components of the Thunderbolt single-port design. A Thunderbolt controller and related support system, as well as several control signals, are included in the data block. Everything needed to power a Thunderbolt system is in the power block. The design has three primary supply units. The linked devices receive power from the main Thunderbolt power supply via a TB cable's TB cable power supply unit, which also powers the controller and support system (powered by an external AC adapter). from the capture of schematic and HDL designs to circuit simulation, signal integrity testing, PCB design, and the design and development of embedded systems using FPGAs. The Altium Designer environment can also be customised to fit the needs of a wide range of users. Electronic printing technique is used to create printed circuit boards, which serve as the electrical connections for components. The sole rule that PCB design must follow is the schematic diagram; to eventually implement the functions specified by circuit designers, the number of PCB layers are determined by the complexity of the schematic diagram and the size of the PCB. Depending on how many layers they contain Printed circuits boards are divide d into layer wise. As a result of the development of electronic technology, PCBs have been widely utilised across all sectors and are now found in almost every electronic product. PCB design software is available in numerous varieties, each having advantages and disadvantages of its own.The generation of schematic diagrams and the creation of PCB design files are both carried out in this research work using Altium Designer.