USB Power Delivery for Hobby Projects

Re:USB Power Delivery for Hobby Projects by eternityforest on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:52AM (#38057064)

I think they're pretty much all unbranded and look similar, but now there are some with through hole outputs instead of pads to solder wire. If I didn't already have a stash I would probably get those and some right angle male headers.

Just watch out, 12v isn't a thing anymore in the new specs and might not work, best to build around 5v, 9v, 15v, or 20v.

Although usually if I just need 5v, I'm building around a D1 Mini ESP32 module that already has 5v built in.

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Re:USB Power Delivery for Hobby Projects by rzzzt on Sunday October 29, 2023 @05:56AM (#38057081)

I saw one in a YouTube build video that allows you to select output voltage / what it will negotiate using a pushbutton, the selection is indicated by the color of an LED (and hopefully persisted when powered down).

Edit: the one chx linked to above is precisely of this kind

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Re:USB Power Delivery for Hobby Projects by adhesive_wombat on Sunday October 29, 2023 @07:52AM (#38057650)

A unique twist on this is a module that is programmed by a flashing light, for example a web page with a flashing image: https://hackaday.com/2021/04/21/easy-usb%E2%80%91c-power-for...

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Re:USB Power Delivery for Hobby Projects by Flameeyes on Sunday October 29, 2023 @09:10AM (#38058263)

That _was_ my first choice, to be honest, but the device (and the chip itself) was unobtanium at the point I was looking at it.

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