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Primer: The USB-C Connector

July 16, 2020 Craig Peacock 0

Anyone who has used a USB Type-A plug will know the fact that it takes three attempts to successfully insert. The USB Type-C connector sets out to solve this life’s little annoyance. But it doesn’t just stop there, it also offers many other advantages: Reversible plug. No upstream/downstream facing connector. …

LTC4040 5V, 2.5A Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with USB-C

July 27, 2019 Craig Peacock 5

Motivation I have had the requirement to back-up small 5V low-powered devices such as a Foscam C1 security camera and a Raspberry PI based LoRaWAN concentrator. Many commonly available 5V Uninterruptible Power Supplies feature a two chip design with a Li-Ion battery charger to charge the back-up battery, and boost …