Build the required feature checklist
Translate displays, OS, host charging, data, and PCIe needs into rejection criteria.
Open Dock Requirement Builder →Dock & hub workbench
Plan the dock as four shared systems.
Host features, display topology, data/tunnel bandwidth, and power allocation can fail independently.
Does the full path declare the workload?
Check link rate and display, USB, PCIe, or mixed-dock features separately.
Open Feature Path Checker →Do shared tunnel budgets fit?
Add display, USB, and PCIe demand against an explicit planning share.
Open Tunnel Budget Planner →Does the supply cover host and peripherals?
Add delivered host power, dock reserve, and downstream budgets.
Open Hub Power Budget →Does conventional Alt Mode need all four lanes?
Test whether two DP lanes fit while preserving native USB 3.
Open USB-C Lane Planner →Is the dock upstream link the bottleneck?
Compare host, cable, hub, and device data classes.
Open Data Path Checker →Can concurrent hub traffic fit upstream?
Add several active device workloads against one explicit USB pool.
Open Shared Bandwidth Planner →Which functions fail only through the dock?
Compare direct and dock-path power, data, and video outcomes.
Open Direct vs Dock Matrix →What should be bypassed first?
Create a shortest-first sequence for charging, video, or disconnect failures.
Open Troubleshooter →What does each controlled disconnect test implicate?
Rank direct, power, load, cable, scope, and idle-state evidence.
Open Dropout Isolator →
Intentionally not offered: an exact dock model compatibility verdict without a maintained device database and complete vendor topology data.