Suits wearables, mobile gadgets high-end instruments and legacy retrofits
USB-C Sink 5 Click from MIKROE, the embedded solutions company that dramatically cuts development time by providing innovative hardware and software products based on proven standards, is a compact add-on Click board™ designed for USB Type-C Power Delivery sink applications, enabling embedded systems to receive, negotiate, and manage power from USB-C PD-capable sources. This board is based on the STUSB4531QTR, a standalone USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery sink controller from STMicroelectronics.
Comments Nebojsa Matic, CEO of MIKROE: “USB-C Sink 5 Click is perfect for wearables and mobile gadgets that need to draw power from modern USB-C chargers instead of traditional barrel jacks. It is suitable for high-end instruments and portable electronics requiring standard-compliant 5V to 20V power negotiation, and is ideal for replacing legacy DC power inputs with universal USB-C charging in field-deployed devices. This Click is also an excellent solution for retrofitting DC barrel or USB micro-B interfaces to support current USB-C power standards.”
Key features of the USB-C Sink 5 Click include: autonomous USB PD contract negotiation through Autorun mode; default PDO configuration stored in internal non-volatile memory; dead battery mode support; VBUS monitoring; input power path control; integrated protection and discharge functions; and high-voltage surge protection. The board communicates with the host MCU through an I2C interface with selectable addresses, provides an active-low open-drain interrupt, and includes high-voltage open-drain general-purpose outputs.
The mikroBUS™-enabled Click board family now numbers over 2000 compact add-on development boards that save design time and cost. USB-C Sink 5 Click also features the ClickID function which enables automatic identification by the host system, simplifying use. Devices can be used on any host system supporting the mikroBUS™ standard, and come with the mikroSDK open-source libraries, offering excellent flexibility for evaluation and customization. Hundreds of ready-to-use embedded projects featuring this Click board™ are available on EmbeddedWiki.
