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Dear friends at opencircuits.com
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[[Image:Main-GM862header.jpg|69px|GM862 SMD Connector]]
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[[GM862 SMD Connector]]
  
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My name is Tayla and I am a volunteer with Action for Humanity Charity.
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[[Image:Main-DB9-PCB-1.jpg||69px|DB9 Connector]]
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[[DB9 Serial Connector]]
  
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I am writing to you to see if you or anyone at opencircuits.com would consider donating to help us provide humanitarian aid to the civilians in Gaza.
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[[Image:Main-Barrel-Connector.jpg|69px|Barrel Jack]]
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[[Barrel Power Jack]]
  
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Action for Humanity is working tirelessly to save as many lives as possible, but we need YOUR HELP!
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[[Image:Mini-USB.jpg|69px|Mini-USB]]
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[[Mini-USB SMD connector]]
  
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Action for Humanity has been able to distribute water tanks in Gaza and bring in supplies. In the midst of the conflict, we distributed food and essentials, but due to the cease-fire, we have brought in more supplies and emergency aid.
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[[Image:sf-microsd.jpg|69px|Mini-USB]]
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[[MicroSD/Transflash Socket]]
  
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Gaza is a cramped home to 2 million people, one of the most densely-populated cities on Earth. A large majority live under the poverty line. Your donations are essential to their survival. Provide emergency aid today and together, we can begin to bring some relief to the people of Palestine.
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UEXT: universal expansion connector. The standard UEXT connector consists of ten pins (two rows of five, with 0.1" spacing) and supports I2C, SPI, and RS-232 serial communication, as well as carrying +3.3V power and common ground. -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEXT Wikipedia: UEXT]
  
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Innocent children in Gaza are trapped in a cycle of suffering and trauma, with no chance to truly recover due to the ongoing hardships; they need URGENT help RIGHT NOW!
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[[JTAG]] connectors?
  
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The Action for Humanity team are working tirelessly on the ground to save as many lives as possible and rebuild Gaza.
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[[ideas#better data cable ideas]]
  
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Please spare what you can and donate towards this appeal.
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Some connector companies in no particular order:
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[[Samtec]], [[Molex]],
  
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Our Bitcoin wallet address: bc1qerffjudq7tmw8anluf7uszek2gzauxeh4g2nsv
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Rather than wiring a connector up directly to a CPU, one typically has some [[input protection]] between them.
  
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Unfortunately, we cannot take bank payments as the banking system in Gaza is displaced to say the very least.  
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The [[SFE Footprint Library]] includes a few connectors.
  
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Mark Whitis has a list of "common pitfalls of Micro Development Boards".
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He describes how the 26 pin connectors on his
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110929182706/http://www.freelabs.com/~whitis/electronics/9S12DP256/micro_board/ Mark Whitis Microcontroller Development Board]
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avoid those pitfalls and
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have many non-obvious features that make them superior to many other connectors.
  
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Please share this message with your friends and colleagues. No donation is too small.
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[http://techref.massmind.org/techref/pcbixmax.htm Massmind: "Maximum interconnect options from minimum board space"]
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discusses a board pattern that gives you the option of plugging in any one of a variety of different connectors.
  
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Thank you for your time.
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Connectors and data cable ideas are further discussed at [[Ideas#better_data_cable_ideas]].
  
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Warm regards
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== Power-only USB connectors and cables ==
  
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Tayla Leachman
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* Adafruit. [https://www.adafruit.com/product/4907 "USB C SMT / THM Jack Connector - Power Only"].
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phone: 149570017
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Address: 17 Place Du Jeu De Paume, Vigneux-Sur-Seine, 91270, CENTRE, France
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* Simon Lewis. [https://www.instructables.com/USB-Condom/ "Make a USB Cable 'power Only'"].
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* Charlie Sorrel. [https://www.cultofmac.com/632796/how-and-why-to-make-your-own-power-only-usb-cable/ "How (and why) to make your own power-only USB cable"].
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* [https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1377799 "I want to make a USB C charge only cable"].
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* Jeff Smoot. [https://www.cuidevices.com/blog/an-introduction-to-power-only-usb-type-c-connectors "An Introduction to Power-Only USB Type C Connectors"].
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** Jeff Smoot. [https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/an-overview-of-usb-type-c-in-power-only-designs "An Overview of USB Type-C in Power-Only Designs"].
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** [https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/ Reddit "USB Type-C devices & hardware"] :  [https://www.reddit.com/r/UsbCHardware/comments/qo24e6/an_introduction_to_poweronly_usb_type_c_connectors/ comments on "An Introduction to Power-Only USB Type C Connectors"]
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* [https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/140225/how-can-i-tell-charge-only-usb-cables-from-usb-data-cables "How can I tell charge-only USB cables from USB data cables?"].
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* [https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/327791/using-usb-c-as-a-power-source "Using USB-C as a power source"].
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* [https://hardwarerecs.stackexchange.com/questions/16164/what-is-the-max-usb-cable-type-a-male-to-type-c-male-volt-current-wattage-possib "What is the max USB cable type-A male to type-c male Volt/current/Wattage possible?"].
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* [https://superuser.com/questions/961176/usb-type-c-power-delivery-profile-max-length "USB Type C Power Delivery ... max length?"]: "Is there a maximum length for a charging only cable?"
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== USB-C breakout boards ==
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* SparkFun. [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15100 "USB-C Breakout"]: "breaks out the USB-C connector's VBUS, GND, CC1, CC2, D+, and D- pins intro a 0.1" pitch header"
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* SparkFun. [https://www.sparkfun.com/products/15096 "SparkFun Serial Basic Breakout - CH340C and USB-C"]: "USB-to-Serial adapter ... The pinout of the Serial Basic mimics the common DTR/RXI/TXO/VCC/CTS/GND pinout ..."
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* Adafruit. [https://www.adafruit.com/product/5180 "Simple USB C Socket Breakout"]: "it doesn't break out all the pads - it just gives you the classic 4 USB pins" Vbus, D-, D+, GND.
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* Adafruit. [https://www.adafruit.com/product/4090 "Adafruit USB Type C Breakout Board"] and [https://www.mouser.com/new/adafruit/adafruit-4090-usb-c-breakout-board/ "USB C Breakout Board"].
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* Adafruit. [https://www.adafruit.com/product/4396 "USB Type C Socket - SMT Inline Breakout Board"]. with nearly all of the 24 pins broken out.
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* Pololu. [https://www.pololu.com/product/2585 "USB 2.0 Type-C Connector Breakout Board"]: "The USB-C connector’s 24 tightly-spaced pins make it difficult to use in a hobby project or prototype design. This breakout board helps by providing access to the connector’s pins for power (VBUS and GND), USB 2.0 differential data (D+ and D−), Configuration Channel (CC), and Sideband Use (SBU)."
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* Pololu. [https://www.pololu.com/product/3411 "USB 2.0 Type-C Connector Breakout Board"].
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* PMD Way. [https://pmdway.com/products/usb-3-1-type-c-male-to-female-breakout-test-board "USB 3.1 Type C Male to Female Breakout Test Board"].
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* Tinkersphere. [https://tinkersphere.com/mini-usb/3551-usb-31-type-c-male-breakout-board.html "Male USB C Breakout Board"] and [https://tinkersphere.com/mini-usb/3549-female-usb-c-breakout-board-smt-inline-socket.html "Female USB C Breakout Board"].
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* Newegg. [https://www.newegg.com/p/181-0135-00082 "USB-C Male Plug Connector [Breakout] Board"].
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== Magnetic connectors ==
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* Adafruit. [https://www.adafruit.com/product/5524 "Magnetic USB Type-C Plug Tip"] and the matching [https://www.adafruit.com/product/5520 "USB A or Type-C to Type-C Cable with Magnetic Tip - 1 meter long"].
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* [https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/473773/usb-type-c-alternative-with-fewer-signal-wires "USB Type-C Alternative with fewer signal wires"].
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== Further reading ==
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*  SFUPTOWNMAKER, SparkFun member #23999 [https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/connector-basics "Connector Basics"].
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