Macbook pro thunderbolt 2 to usb c

https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/346B1C_00/curved-ultrawide-lcd-monitor-with-usb-c

That monitor has USB-C (DisplayPort, USB), DisplayPort, and HDMI inputs. It is not a Thunderbolt monitor.

Apple does not make a USB-C to Thunderbolt 2 adapter. They make a Thunderbolt 3-to-2 adapter, which has a USB-C plug on the Thunderbolt 3 side, because Thunderbolt is one protocol that can live on a USB-C connector. That adapter is bi-directional but only translates Thunderbolt protocol. It will not generate a USB-C (DisplayPort) signal on the Thunderbolt 3 side, of the sort that the Phillips 346B1c/00 is expecting. It also will not carry power from one side to the other – just Thunderbolt-format data.

If someone told you to use that adapter for connecting that monitor, they don't know what they're talking about.

I don't know, offhand, of any Thunderbolt 2 to USB-C (DisplayPort, USB, USB Power Delivery) adapters that will do what you want. I think that you're looking at several cables:

1. A Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable, running from the Thunderbolt 2 port on your 2015 MBP (which has a Mini DisplayPort connector, and can double as a Mini DisplayPort), to the DisplayPort input on the monitor.
2. A USB-A to USB-B cable, running from one of your 2015 MBP's USB-A (USB 3) ports to the upstream USB-B port on the monitor.
3. A MagSafe 2 cable running from your 2015 MBP's MagSafe 2 charging port to your Apple power adapter.

Lucas7678 wrote:

Ok, so do you mean no data can be send from my Macbook to the Monitor and also not from Monitor to Macbook?

Won't the possibilities that Thunderbolt 2 delivers will be used?

Thanks for the answer in advance!

I can think of an arrangement that might allow for a single-cable connection to the 2015 MBP – but this would require additional hardware.

Get a Thunderbolt 1/2 dock that

• • Has a DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, or HDMI port
  • Has one or more USB-A ports
  • Can deliver charging power, over Thunderbolt 1/2, to your 2015 MBP

Connect the monitor to the dock's video port, and to one of the dock's USB-A ports.

Connect the 2015 MBP to the Thunderbolt 1/2 dock with a Thunderbolt 1/2 cable.

The biggest problem with this approach, aside from the cost, is that it may be difficult or impossible to find a new Thunderbolt 1/2 dock. Everyone's moved on to Thunderbolt 3 or 4. If you got a Thunderbolt 3 or 4 dock, you'd lose charging power to the monitor (since that wouldn't pass through a TB3-to-2 adapter).

kaz-k wrote:

Hi,

Yes, I mean so, there is USB-C to Thunderbolt 1,2 adapter or cable, though there is no Thunderbolt 1,2 to USB-C adapter.

There is no adapter from generic USB-C to Thunderbolt 1 or 2.

USB-C is a "Swiss Army Knife" connector that can potentially carry all sorts of stuff – USB Data, USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort signals, and Thunderbolt signals. I believe that Thunderbolt is a relative of PCIe. While Thunderbolt is not as fast as a 16-lane PCIe slot, it potentially has much the same flexibility as PCIe slots do. Other protocols that run over USB-C don't necessarily have that flexibility.

Think of it this way: You can get PCIe cards for PCs that add USB ports. But have you ever heard of a USB device that added external PCIe slots to a PC? Thought so…

The adapter is from Thunderbolt 3/4 to Thunderbolt 1/2. It translates Thunderbolt data only. It works in both directions, so theoretically you could use it to attach a Thunderbolt 3 dock or hub to a TB2-equipped Mac … assuming that the lower data rate was fast enough for what you were doing, and that there were not any other compatibility issues.

Hi,

You can't connect Thunderbolt 2 to USB-C devices, it's a lower compatible, I mean you can connect USB-C to Thunderbolt 1,2 devices, however you can't connect Thunderbolt1,2 to USB-C devices.

ThunderBolt-2 is great for running a display. Other things, not so much.

MacBook Pro 2012 and later models feature at least USB 3.0 with a USB-A shaped connector with nine pins, Apple just did not choose to make it Blue.

You can connect from one of the USB 3.0 type-A port out of your MacBook Pro 2015 computer through a USB-C adapter to the display USB-C input, and run it at its maximum 5,000 M bits/sec or about 500 M Bytes/sec.

That is fast enough for Gigabit Ethernet, or connecting most SATA-based external drives. For most uses, it will not impede your data speeds (except very fast NVMe enclosures with SSD drives will be slowed slightly.)

Hi,

Yes, I mean so, there is USB-C to Thunderbolt 1,2 adapter or cable, though there is no Thunderbolt 1,2 to USB-C adapter.