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Tag Archives: ATX Breakout Board
Building a better breakout board for ATX PSUs
Francesco Truzzi made a ATX Breakout board clone: These are the features I packed into it It has a 24-pin ATX connector Voltage lines are all broken out individually on binding posts LM317-based voltage regulator. Using a 300 ohm resistor and a 2K ohm potentiometer, voltage range is 1.25-9V 2 USB ports based on the TPS2513 […]
ATX Breakout Board bench-top power supply build
Kevin Rye shared his ATX breakout board bench-top power supply build in the project log forum: It took 3 weeks for my ATX Breakout Board to arrive from Seeed, but I finally got it! I was so excited to finally be able to make a bench-top power supply. I’ve always wanted one, just never got around […]
ATX Breakout board free PCB build
Gege built an ATX Breakout board free PCB. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll […]
ATX breakout board V1.2
Crenn tweeted a picture of his ATX breakout board v1.2 power supply: Got a @dangerousproto ATX Breakout Board V1.2. Hooked it up to a cheap chinese powersupply to test it out! You can get one for $14 at Seeed Studio. You can also get a Sick of Beige case for your ATX breakout board for […]
ATX Breakout board free PCB build
Cosminnci built an ATX Breakout board v1.0 free PCB. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – […]
Integrate the ATX Breakout Board into your ATX PSU
This is one way to combine your ATX Breakout Board with a ATX PSU. Simply drill 4 small holes into the PSU, and attach your board onto it. We recommend using standoffs and the top acrylic sheet from our ATX Breakout Board acrylic case to enclose this design. Get the ATX Breakout Board from Seeed […]
ATX Breakout Board v1.1 Sick of Beige case is available at Seeed
ATX Breakout Board v1.1 Sick of Beige case is available for $4 at Seeed Studio. This case is designed to be simple, cheap, and easy to assemble. The ATX Breakout Board is sandwiched between two laser-cut acrylic sheets, and the whole assembly is held together with aluminum screws and standoffs. Check out our tutorial on […]
ATX Breakout board free PCB build
Schazamp built an ATX Breakout board free PCB. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. Here’s my ATX breakout board assembly. I am not happy with the binding posts, but I had them from another project, and couldn’t […]
ATX Breakout board free PCB build
Dolabra built an ATX Breakout board free PCB. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. It wouldn’t be a free build if something wasn’t bodged together. In my case it was the ATX connector. I got all […]
ATX breakout board case prototype
Some quick shots of the atx case test fit number 2. Looks great. A few spacing tweaks and it goes to production.
Workshop Update for September 5th, 2012
Today we built up some prototypes to go to Seeed later this week. We did new PCB intake and scanning (look for them in the free PCB store soon). Added some more warnings and clarifications to the free PCB store to hopefully avoid some confusion about the whole system. Picked up one India visa, dropped […]
Workshop Update for September 4th, 2012
We received a box of PCBs and laser cut acrylic case parts for the ATX breakout board from Seeed Studio. We also received Ihsan’s Little Wire freebie – thanks Ihsan! Made a big Mouser order to push out a bunch of new stuff by the end of the week. We started work on some electronics […]
ATX breakout board bench power supply back in stock
The ATX breakout board bench power supply is back in stock at Seeed Studio. This board recycles an old computer PSU into a handy bench tool with 3.3/5/12/-12 volt supplies. You can get one for $14 at Seeed Studio.
ATX Breakout board free PCB build
Chicken built an ATX Breakout board free PCB. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. If you build a free PCB we’ll send you another one! Blog about it, post a picture on Flicker, whatever – we’ll […]
Benchtop power supply based on ATX Breakout board
Software & Sawdust posted his new Benchtop power supply based on the ATX Breakout board. It features our breakout board, and an ATX power supply packed together into a custom wood case. This is a project that’s been in the back of my mind for a long time but I just never seemed to find […]
DIY simplified version of the ATX Breakout board
Arup built a ATX Breakout board clone. Recycle an ATX computer power supply into a beefy bench tool that powers your projects. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. Just completed one simplified version of the ATX […]
Only 16 ATX Breakout Boards left
Get them while they’re hot. Only 16 ATX Breakout Boards v1.1 are left at Seeed from the initial batch. Another batch is in production. Thanks to everyone for making this project a success. Available for $13.80 at Seeed Studio.
3D Model: ATX Breakout Board v1.1
Today’s 3D model is the recently released ATX Breakout Board. Recycle an ATX computer power supply into a beefy bench tool that powers your projects. The ATX breakout board routes the -12, 3.3, 5 and 12 volt ATX outputs to screw terminals, each protected by a 1.25 amp resettable polyfuse. Check out the video release […]
WORKSHOP VIDEO #27: ATX Breakout Board
Old ATX computer power supplies are cheap-to-free, and make great lab supplies if you’re willing to add a resistor and short a few wires. Sjaak whipped up an ATX breakout board as an easier way tap and control an ATX supply without any messy hacks. The module has quickly become a favorite among independent developers […]