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USB 2.0 USB-C Connector Breakout Board
· MPN: BOB-17110
USB-C is handy for modern projects, but its 24 tiny, tightly spaced pins are not friendly to hand soldering or quick prototyping. This breakout board routes ...
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USB-C is handy for modern projects, but its 24 tiny, tightly spaced pins are not friendly to hand soldering or quick prototyping. This breakout board routes the essential USB-C connections out to a standard 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch so you can work with them on breadboards, perfboards and other prototypes.
The board is set up as a USB-C power-sinking device with on-board 5.1kΩ CC pull-down resistors. That helps a USB-C wall charger or laptop detect an attached device and provide 5V power.
For easier wiring and higher-current layouts, duplicate VBUS and GND pins are provided. A 1x10 straight male header is included for soldering to the board.
Features:
- USB-C connector: Reversible USB-C connection for modern projects.
- Breadboard-friendly breakout: Routes the essential pins out to a standard 0.1" (2.54mm) pitch.
- Power sinking: On-board CC pull-down resistors (5.1kΩ) set the board as a power-sinking device.
- Power: VBUS, GND (x2 each).
- Data (USB 2.0): D+, D-.
- Configuration: CC.
- Sideband: SBU.
- Included header: 1x10 straight male header for compatibility with standard solderless breadboards and perfboards.
A useful little breakout for adding USB-C power or USB 2.0 data connections to prototypes without having to solder directly to a fine-pitch connector.
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- breakout
- A breakout board carries a small or fine-pitched component and brings its connections out to standard, breadboard- and header-friendly pins. Describing a part as a breakout means it can be wired into a project without soldering directly to the component's tiny contacts.
- GND
- GND is the ground or reference connection (0 V) for a circuit. When connecting two devices together, their grounds must be joined so both agree on what counts as a low or high signal.
- USB 2.0
- USB 2.0 is a widely used wired standard for carrying both data and power between a device and a computer or other compatible host, with data rates up to 480 Mbps. It indicates the kind of port a device uses and that it should work with most modern and many older computers.
- USB-C
- USB-C is a small, reversible USB connector that can carry power, data and, on some devices, video over a single cable. The same connector can range from charging only to high-speed data, so the functions a given port actually supports vary.
- VBUS
- VBUS is a label for a bus or supply voltage. Most commonly it is the +5V power line carried over USB, though on power-monitoring hardware it instead marks the bus-voltage input being measured, so check which sense applies before connecting power or a measurement point.
USB-C Connector Breakout Board Schematic
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USB-C Connector Breakout Board Dimensional Drawing
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