THE VIDEO SHELF · usb-c power delivery
How to power ANYTHING using USB-C Power Delivery and the ZY12PDN PD Trigger Board
Kenneth Finnegan shows how USB-C Power Delivery trigger boards like the ZY12PDN negotiate 5V to 20V so you can power projects from a USB-C charger, including the color coding for each voltage.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a practical way to get 12V or other voltages from USB-C for hobby projects.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Kenneth Finnegan
- Topic
- usb-c power delivery
- Format
- tutorial
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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[VIDEO] I found this video just today about USB PD "trigger boards" or "decoy modules" in the ali express/ebay/amazon searches. There seem to be some you can short a resistor on for a locked setting, or others like in the video that have a mode …
rainbowzootsuit on Hacker News · 2023-01
In All About USB-C: Resistors and EmarkersThese little boards are ultra handy: [VIDEO] Rip the barrel plug off of things and replace it with USB-C input, or make your own USB-C 'dongle' to power anything that needs 12v.
hug on Hacker News · 2023-05
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