Alan's Tiny WIZnet W55RP20 Board Hides a Secret Ethernet Connection in Its USB Type-C Connector
Alan’s tiny W55RP20 board cleverly routes Ethernet through USB-C, compact but non-standard and experimental.
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A recent project featured on Hackster.io by Alan demonstrates a highly creative use of the WIZnet W55RP20 chip. This chip combines the Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller with the WIZnet W5500 Ethernet controller into a single package, making it an ideal choice for ultra-compact network-enabled devices. The Secret Inside USB Type-C What makes this board remarkable is how the USB Type-C port is repurposed as an Ethernet port. On the outside, the board only shows a USB-C connector and standard GPIO headers. However, the Ethernet signals are cleverly rerouted through the USB-C interface. This…
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