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Will this USB-C cable connect this MacBook Pro to this Studio Display?

A governed, deterministic answer for one fixed requested display use, projected from already-committed source bindings and DERIVE1 bytes.

Nothing is fetched or recomputed to render this page. No new CheckReceipt, canonical derivation identity, standing, admission, truth, or certification is created here.

Governed result

Incompatible for the requested display use.

The governed cable class is established as lacking the video transport required for this display connection. Connector and power facts were not authorized into this derivation and remain unresolved.

Connector
unknown
Video transport
incompatible
Power
unknown
Power ceiling
unresolved

Exact scope

Host:
14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro (November 2023)
Display:
Apple Studio Display (2022)
Cable:
Apple USB-C Charge Cable class described by Apple Support article 111750
Requested use:
display connection between the fixed host and display

This result does not identify or certify the current MYQT3AM/A 240W retail SKU, or any other retail SKU. It applies only to the governed cable class described by Apple Support article 111750.

Governed basis

These are the exact three passage-anchored BIND1 claim/source pairs authorized for this reader. A support binding is not a truth, certification, or standing determination.

  1. USB-C1 / USB-S01

    MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro or M3 Max, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs ↗
    “Support for native DisplayPort output over USB‑C (M3 Pro and M3 Max)”
    claim cp:claim:01a0e063-f885-7d2d-baa9-3d745316eb4c
    source edition cp:source-edition:01a0e063-f828-7717-bd90-bb469326b99a
    binding adj1:binding:sha256:47b55c194c1eebdbea395edd91c8378ade78cf687c88dd893b4bbd033523319b
    artifact sha256:3b79bc90cf8101882ec037a75d31d81df06b54c3cd72d2634adb7be9cb27624f

  2. USB-C2 / USB-S02

    Studio Display - Tech Specs ↗
    “One upstream Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) port for host (with 96W host charging)”
    claim cp:claim:01a0e063-f891-7bea-aab1-5e4d4f26fbcc
    source edition cp:source-edition:01a0e063-f841-7408-a675-15b7de005333
    binding adj1:binding:sha256:bfeb9b061b08f4bc0518387fd9e51b97a60e8865b5df146daea600658a05fa29
    artifact sha256:aac28d822f51e9cd6da6617fce6363dea9391543ae580b43741961ad6ac3dc47

  3. USB-C3 / USB-S03

    About the Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Cable ↗
    “is longer (2m) and also supports charging, but data-transfer speed is limited to 480Mbps (USB 2.0) and it doesn't support video.”
    claim cp:claim:01a0e063-f89f-7490-9d2d-fafa9d204dd7
    source edition cp:source-edition:01a0e063-f859-7e7b-bf6a-cd3578a02bb8
    binding adj1:binding:sha256:2322b7599b6278243a4873c6b3f418389443b6972c005885e033d3f472fc955d
    artifact sha256:d19d5361356027fa51c8e108aea5fd4ea133d63f1f50303f61ff0720ef70165d

    USB-S03 separately has a published citation Check receipt. Inspect its retained citation chain or dereference that receipt. No equivalent citation receipt is fabricated for USB-S01 or USB-S02.

What this result is not

  • DETERMINISTIC INCOMPATIBILITY != PRODUCT DEFECT
  • FIXED REQUESTED USE != UNIVERSAL CABLE QUALITY JUDGMENT
  • GOVERNED CABLE CLASS != CURRENT RETAIL SKU CERTIFICATION
  • COMMITTED DERIVATION != EMPIRICAL RUNTIME TEST
  • SUPPORT BINDING != TRUTH / ADMISSION / STANDING
  • UNKNOWN CONNECTOR OR POWER != ESTABLISHED FACT

Reproduce the committed projection

Reader authority: ca256cb73bc84b740e0f7b7d3550323b3ee976c6. DERIVE1 record: governance/derivations/usb-compat-derive1.v0.1.json. Kernel: usb-compatibility-kernel/v0.1.

{
  "schema": "counterpedia.usb-compat.derive1/v0.1",
  "question_scope": "14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro (November 2023) + 2022 Apple Studio Display + Apple USB-C Charge Cable described by Apple Support article 111750, for requested display use",
  "basis": {
    "derive_a0_merge": "8227e49e20c6f8f0a7c3af6d0b87b09fa4f11d45",
    "bind1_merge": "cffb9446a1b798aefb0a84c453edaf4a828bafa4",
    "binding_ids": [
      "adj1:binding:sha256:47b55c194c1eebdbea395edd91c8378ade78cf687c88dd893b4bbd033523319b",
      "adj1:binding:sha256:bfeb9b061b08f4bc0518387fd9e51b97a60e8865b5df146daea600658a05fa29",
      "adj1:binding:sha256:2322b7599b6278243a4873c6b3f418389443b6972c005885e033d3f472fc955d"
    ],
    "claim_ids": [
      "cp:claim:01a0e063-f885-7d2d-baa9-3d745316eb4c",
      "cp:claim:01a0e063-f891-7bea-aab1-5e4d4f26fbcc",
      "cp:claim:01a0e063-f89f-7490-9d2d-fafa9d204dd7"
    ],
    "kernel_ref": "usb-compatibility-kernel/v0.1"
  },
  "inputs": {
    "cable": {
      "connector_usb_c": "unknown",
      "video_transport": "absent",
      "power_ceiling_watts": null
    },
    "host": {
      "has_usb_c_port": "present"
    },
    "display": {
      "accepts_usb_c_input": "present",
      "power_supply_ceiling_watts": null
    }
  },
  "result": {
    "connector": "unknown",
    "video_transport": "incompatible",
    "power": "unknown",
    "power_ceiling_watts": null,
    "overall": "incompatible"
  },
  "explicit_non_mappings": [
    "cable.connector_usb_c",
    "cable.power_ceiling_watts",
    "display.power_supply_ceiling_watts"
  ],
  "effects": {
    "standing": "none",
    "admission": "none",
    "certification": "none",
    "truth": "none",
    "check_receipt": "none",
    "publication": "none"
  }
}

This JSON is the committed DERIVE1 materialization. It is not a universal public derivation schema and has no canonical derivation identity.