I was frustrated trying to use a USB-C to USB-C cable to connect from my laptop to the X-6100.
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There are a lot of current electronics where the manufacturers have not implemented the USB-C interface correctly. It's getting better as so many consumers have complained. But the X-6100 was one of them that did it wrong.
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I know for most items it was a trace that wasn't pulled to ground for PD power detection. The solution was to use a USB-C cable that was also wired wrong, which were common. Same with data. For my drone flight-controller I had to use a non-PD cable.
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The workaround for the X-6100 is pretty simple. Use a common USB-C to USB-A (male) cable, then a USB-A female to USB-C pigtail. I have a lot of these pigtails, since my laptop only has USB-C ports, and I needed the pigtail often to connect any USB-A cable (or USB-A thumb-drive). That worked perfectly for me with the X-6100, but as a USB-C purist, it really girds. ?\_(¥Ä)_/?
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Pigtail
Cheap 3-pack that works fine
or more expensive one with various certifications
For the USB-A to USB-C cable, instead of the cheap kind you get with so many devices at the Dollar Store, I got a good one with ferrites to help with any stray RF entering the cable (a very common proglem).
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Hope this helps.
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Mr Wintle W1NTL