White Paper: Cut the Cord with Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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White Paper: Cut the Cord with Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Providing AC power to each device individually is an extra cost especially for organizations when installing IP cameras, VoIP phones or network access switches and routers in the facilities. To help in this way some modern protocols, like USB and Ethernet, provide the power over the same...

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FT234XD – USB to BASIC UART IC
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FT234XD – USB to BASIC UART IC

The FT234XD is a USB to serial UART interface with optimised packaging (3mm x 3mm 12 pin DFN) for smaller PCB designs and the following advanced features. Check datasheet on the link below. FT234XD - USB to BASIC UART IC -...

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PD Buddy Sink – USB Power Delivery for everyone
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PD Buddy Sink – USB Power Delivery for everyone

Clayton G. Hobbs @ hackaday.io published some details of his project, a USB power delivery board. He writes: USB Power Delivery is a cool standard for getting lots of power—up to 100 W—from a USB Type-C port. Being an open standard for supplying enough power to charge phones,...

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Opendime v2 – Genuine Verified Bitcoin Credit Stick
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Opendime v2 – Genuine Verified Bitcoin Credit Stick

Opendime announced their USB stick that allows you to spend Bitcoin like a dollar bill: Opendime is a small USB stick that allows you to spend Bitcoin like a dollar bill. Pass it along multiple times. Connect to any USB to check balance. Unseal anytime to spend online. Hopefully...

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USB 3.0 NanoHub
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USB 3.0 NanoHub

Muxtronics @ tindie.com designed a USB 3.0 mini hub. Source files here: Are you familiar with my NanoHubs? Tiny, penny-sized USB hubs you can use to add additional USB ports in incredibly cramped spaces, like hacking projects or mobile devices? Whereas the original NanoHubs were all...

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Opensource USB HUB
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Opensource USB HUB

Christian @ hackaday.io build his own USB Hub based on GL850G IC: I was looking to make a custom USB Hub for a project but I couldnt find any of them that worked and using the chip GL850G. The chip is pretty old and cheap, but in my case I didnt need to use any of the fast...

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Pastilda: Open-source Hardware Password Manager
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Pastilda: Open-source Hardware Password Manager

Pastilda is an open-source hardware password manager, designed to manage your credentials in a handy and secure way. Pastilda works as a middleman between your computer and keyboard. It provides easy and safe auto-login to your OS, bank accounts, mailboxes, corporate network or...

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Orthrus – SD card secure RAID USB storage
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Orthrus – SD card secure RAID USB storage

Nick Sayer @ hackaday.io build a SD card RAID USB storage board. He writes: This project is a hardware mechanism to provide secure "two man control" over a data store. It is a USB microSD card reader, but it requires two cards. The data is striped in the style of RAID 0, but the data...

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