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PD Buddy Sink v0.3 Now Available

A project log for PD Buddy Sink

Smart power jack for USB Power Delivery

clara-hobbsClara Hobbs 07/06/2017 at 01:290 Comments

PD Buddy Sink v0.3 group shot

The v0.3 prototype boards just arrived from @MacroFab, and boy am I pleased with the work they did! I programmed them with the programming jig that arrived from @oshpark a couple weeks ago, and they all work perfectly. There are still a couple minor changes I'll probably make before v1.0, but with this revision the PD Buddy Sink hardware is in essentially a finished state.

You may notice that I didn't have MacroFab install an output connector. That's because I wanted to give people more connector options than before. The new boards can be purchased with no output connector, the screw terminals used before, or male header pins on the bottom or top of the PCB. I really like the header pins on the bottom, because they can be used to power a breadboard, as seen below.

Two of the three v0.3 prototype boards are available on Tindie. If you miss out on these, don't worry: I'll be putting the finishing touches on v1.0 soon, so there will be even more PD Buddy Sinks available before long.

PD Buddy Sink v0.3 with header pins (bottom), powering a breadboard

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