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USB-C-Power tester

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USB-C-Power tester PCB layout, top view — open source board by challengethecyber

About the USB-C-Power tester PCB

USB-C-Power tester is an open source PCB design by challengethecyber, published on GitHub under the MIT license. It is a 2-layer board measuring 33 × 20 mm, with 7 components from 5 distinct parts.

By type, the board carries 1 connector and 1 resistor.

It belongs with the wearables and dev boards & breakouts designs in this gallery.

From the project

Badge related files for CTC 2023 CTF

Price is also relevant. Amphenol and Molex are fantastic connectors, but of the three footprints that come with Kicad 5, Amphenol 12401548E4#2A and Molex 105444 are no longer being made. The third Type C connector is 12401610E4#2A. It's 2 USD for one and 1.35 USD for 100 pcs.

If you just want a USB C connector for applying power, you can get this from a good Korean factory for 0.21 USD at LCSC. This is if you only buy a single connector. Buy a hundred and save 7 of those cents - down to 0.14 USD. Want USB 2.0? The price starts at 0.38 USD for just one, but gets down to 0.24 USD if you buy a…

USB-C-Power tester bill of materials (BOM)

7 components, 5 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
USB_C_RECEPTACLE_USB2.0
USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0
J1
2
DFP
DFP_R1, DFP_R2
1
Screw_Terminal_01x06
PIN1
2
UFP
UFP_R1, UFP_R2
1
1M
R1

USB-C-Power tester design files

The KiCad project lives in the challengethecyber/ctf-2023-badge repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

USB-C-Power tester: common questions

How big is the USB-C-Power tester PCB?

The USB-C-Power tester measures 33 × 20 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.6 mm thick.

How many components are on the USB-C-Power tester?

7 components, from 5 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the USB-C-Power tester design files?

From the challengethecyber/ctf-2023-badge repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the USB-C-Power tester design in my own project?

Yes, under the terms of its MIT license, which challengethecyber chose for the repository.

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