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.
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.
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USB Type-C Plug Breakout - USB 3.0
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