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3x Soldered USB-C male connector breakout

A USB-C plug on a 22 × 22 mm board, with VUSB, CC1, D+, D-, SBU1 and the SuperSpeed pairs TX1 and RX1 broken out to 2.54 mm pins.

The USB-C male connector breakout at an angle: a purple board with the USB-C plug sticking out of one edge, a row of five pin holes along each side and a mounting hole in each of the two far corners
Isometry
The USB-C male connector breakout from above, with the plug pointing down: the left pins are marked D+, D-, SBU1, RX1+ and RX1-, the right pins CC1, TX1-, TX1+, VUSB and GND, with a mounting hole in each top corner
Top down

This board puts a USB-C plug on a small board and brings ten of its lines out to two 5-pin headers. Plug it straight into a USB-C port and you reach VUSB, GND and the signal lines on a breadboard or in your own wiring, without cutting up a cable.

There is no regulator, resistor or protection on the board, so every pin connects straight to the plug: VUSB, GND, CC1, D+, D-, SBU1 and the SuperSpeed pairs TX1+/TX1- and RX1+/RX1-.

One thing to know before you plug it in: CC1 has no pull-down fitted. A USB-C charger or port switches VUSB on only when it sees a 5.1 kΩ resistor from CC1 to GND. Add that resistor yourself, or connect a USB PD controller to CC1. The board's VUSB maximum is 5 V, so set the PD controller to request 5 V only.

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The USB-C male connector breakout at an angle: a purple board with the USB-C plug sticking out of one edge, a row of five pin holes along each side and a mounting hole in each of the two far cornersProduct3x Soldered USB-C male connector breakoutPack of three USB-C plug breakouts on 22 × 22 mm boards, with ten of the plug's lines (GND, VUSB, CC1, D+, D-, SBU1, TX1+, TX1-, RX1+, RX1-) on two 5-pin, 2.54 mm headers.SKU 333156

At a glance​

InterfaceUSB
ConnectorUSB-C male (plug), G-Switch GT-USB-8016B, 12-pin
PinsGND, VUSB, CC1, D+, D-, SBU1, TX1+, TX1-, RX1+, RX1-
Voltage5 V maximum (connector rating)
Current3 A on VBUS, 0.25 A on the other contacts
CC resistorNone fitted, add 5.1 kΩ from CC1 to GND
Headers2 × 5-pin, 2.54 mm pitch, unsoldered
Dimensions22 × 22 mm, two 3.2 mm mounting holes
Operating temperature-40 to +85 °C (connector)
In the pack3 boards

What's in the box​

QtyItemNotes
13x Soldered USB-C male connector breakout (main product)SKU 333156
1Header pins (unsoldered)Header pins included for all breadboard-compatible pins