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by exmadscientist
11 days ago
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> And if USB-C could somehow provide a range of voltages to the motherboard, SFFPC's could be downsized even more You reeeeeeally don't want to do that. Cable inductance is a big deal, among other issues. You want the main DC-DC regulators on the board, usually right at the load, for the main loads. Most of the PSU bulk is for dealing with mains itself: handling 50/60Hz or mains isolation is just physically large. Getting in secondary 20V DC (or so) from a single connector and then regulating it down on board is pretty much the ideal solution. (I can't even begin to comprehend the horrors of a USB-PD negotiation involving multiple voltages. It's already the worst standard I've ever had to deal with.* Don't make it worse!) (* Not hyperbole, it is truly, truly awful. At least things like 60601 are bad because, you know, they're covering lots of stuff like lifesaving medical devices. USB-PD is... holy hell, it is just bad.) |
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Yeah but usually you don't have to deal with that yourself but have some sort of chipset that handles all the USB-C PD and, optionally, even data-lane muxing stuff.