USB-C power supplies always support 5 V and some are limited to that, but support for higher voltages is where it’s at. The usual voltage steps of USB-C are 5 V, 9 V, 15 V and 20 V ; 12V support ...

Pullups, Pulldowns, And The Resulting Voltage Divider There are two kinds of power roles for USB-C ports – supply side and consumer side. The analog side of USB-C lets designers add a simple way ...

From cables to power supplies, it pays to know the intricacies of the USB-C spec if you want the fastest charging.

EU consumers no longer need a different charger for their smartphones, tablets, cameras, headphones, video game consoles and ...

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New European Commission legislation establishing a common USB-C charging port requirement for mobile phones and other ...

I use BQ25898 with USB Type C connector which means VBUS range is 5V to 20V. Is the BQ25898 able to withstand this voltage range? Or do I have to add an OVP before the circuit? Thank you for your ...

New rules introducing a common charging port for mobile phones and other electronic devices have come into effect across the ...

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By spec, a USB-C cable should not exceed 83 mohms on the ground wires and 167 mohms on the voltage bus. Many of the cables we tested were within spec or close enough that it didn’t matter, ...

Currently needs an INA219 current/voltage sensor on i2c and a i2c-usb bridge. For now this is purely a prototype development but I have placed the code on github so that I can keep track of it. Assume ...

The SMBus interface, combined with the buck-boost and bidirectional features, allows the RAA489118 to work with the RAA489400 ...