USB Type-C Plug Breakout - USB 3.0

by Solder Party

This plug and breakout board provides an easy way to extract signals and power when plugged into a USB Type-C Receptacle.

By default, the CC pin is connected via a 5.1K resistor to GND (-), meaning the plug identifies as a downstream port, and the upstream port will provide up to 1.5A at 5V. You can replace or move the resistor to pull the CC pin to VBUS (+) or change the pull value.

The 3.0 variant of the breakout board contains only two SuperSpeed differential pairs (RX2+/- and TX2+/-), meaning only single-lane mode is available.

As per the USB Type-C specification, the plug has only one pair of D+/D- pins; it’s up to the Receptacle it's plugged into to connect them together or use a mux for more advanced scenarios. Similar with CC and VCONN pins. The SBU pins are not available.

For more details about USB Type-C, check out this application note or the USB Type-C Specification.

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  • You can find KiCad hardware source files for the boards on Github.

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Licence Information

The USB Type-C Plug Breakout hardware designs are licensed under the CERN Open Hardware Licence.

This documentation is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.

5 customer reviews

8 months ago
I love this board. Tiny, breaks out all the GPIOs, LiPo charging built in. What’s not to love? If you don’t want the RGB LED, you can cut tracks easily to save a few micro Amps.
by Michael about RP2040 Stamp via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Excellent board! I can now test out every single GPIO pin the RP2040 device offers. There were a few features that I could not try out on the RP2040 because most of the boards that are available always leave some of the GPIO pins out. This is the first board that brings out all 30 GPIO pins. This board also has some nice extras, like a battery charger, a Neopixel, etc. This could be my new favourite board!
by Anonymous about RP2040 Stamp via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
Delivery just arrived and I am dager to get started during weekend. Excellent support
by Christer about RP2040 Stamp via REVIEWS.io
3 years ago
RP2040 stamp. -excellent. Small pi-pico that is easy to use. Delivery was quick as well.
by Andrew about RP2040 Stamp via REVIEWS.io

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