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--- usb-c_breakout_board [2022/03/11 10:03] – created (text only) kingkevin
+++ usb-c_breakout_board [2022/03/11 10:51] – [design choice] typo kingkevin
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 These are two breakout boards for USB-C connectors, one for the plug, the other for the receptacle.
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 They allow to easily connect to the 24 pins, plus the shield, of USB-C connectors.
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 For easy access to the pins I wanted standard 2.54 mm/100 mil headers.
 So it can also be used to design or test devices I want it to be breadboard friendly (at least 400 mil spacing between the columns).
-To be able to tap signal or be man in the middle, I wanted them to be stackable (same form factor an pinout for plug and receptacle).
+To be able to tap signal or be man in the middle, I wanted them to be stackable (same form factor and pinout for plug and receptacle).
 You can already find USB-C breakout boards on AliExpress, but none fitted all aforementioned requirements.
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 I used USB-C plug and receptacle from LCSC (details are in the BOM).
-They are readily available, cheap, and well documented.
+They are readily available, and cheap.
 But the footprint is fairly generic, and fits with the one specified in the USB Type-C standard.
 Thus compatible connectors from other manufacturer are available.
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+  * {{ :usb-c_breakout_board:usb-c_breakout_board_v2.zip |version 2 production and source files}}.
+  * version 1 had errors in the silk screen.
 ===== testing =====
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 When the breakout board to be tested is connected to a shunt, the device verifies if all pins on the A side are connected to the corresponding one on the B side.
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