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USB Type-C Plug Breakout - USB 3.0

USB Type-C Plug Breakout - USB 3.0

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£2.5

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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 pai

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