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USB PD for older device (piefed.social)

submitted 1 month ago by SorryImLate@piefed.social to c/askelectronics@discuss.tchncs.de

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I have an older electrical device which I would like to switch to charging with a USB C cable and a standard USB power supply. The device's power supply unit supplies 14V and 400 mA, so 5.6 W. The device documentation certifies it for 12V with 2 Ah.

I found a useful answer on stackexchange about the Source Power Rule for USB 3.1. This implies to me that my device is not compatible with 3.1 because at a power draw below 15W, PD 3.1 defaults to 5V.

According to Wikipedia, a USB4 DFP is required to supply at least 7.5W Type-C current, which is above the power requirements for my device.

Based on this, it seems to me that the power supply of my device is too non-standard to be supplied by a standard USB power supply. Have I understood this correctly?

Thank you for your help.

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[–] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

This might be useful to you. https://www.adafruit.com/product/5450

[–] SorryImLate@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

That is extremely useful, thank you.

Do I understand correctly that the PD unit is in the USB C plug i.e. can I change the barrel jack connection to the connection on my existing cable?

[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

You can also buy 'trigger boards' and wire it uo yourself if you like. I replaced all my barrel jack devices with USB.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205338921886

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