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About USB-C to barrel plug connectors: I think people generally use a "PD decoy" board with that setup, which does Power Delivery negotiation (usually based on the cheap IP2721 chip but you can get a fancier one from ST) with a PD-capable power brick. This way you can easily get 5/9/12/15/20V out of a single decent quality GaN charger.

Now obviously you want to be careful with where you plug it in but it's still quite convenient.

A more advanced way to do this is use an arduino board that can negotiate arbitrary voltage in 20mV steps with a PPS-compliant charger, effectively giving you a tiny lab power supply (although you can't get under 3.3V and the chargers are still a bit pricy).




I am disappointed that the Anker 715 (Nano II 65W) cannot do 12V with PD, but for some reason it is not one of the standard PD voltages. I think it is capable of 12V with PPS, but I am not sure if the decoy cables support it. If you specifically need 12V with PD, make sure to check if your charger supports it.




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