Olimex DCDC6-16-TO5 Power Converter (6-16V to 5V/2A)

This handy module from Olimex allows your 5V development boards to be powered by a barrel jack power supply in the 6V-16V DC range.

It’s a very convenient solution if you want to use your 5V boards in a car – the DCDC6-16-TO5 will transform the 12V input to 5V/2A output.

The input connector is a standard centre-positive barrel jack. The output connector is USB-A which you can use in conjunction with a matching USB cable for your microcontroller (most commonly a micro-USB or USB-C cable).

As this module offers 2A max current, it’s not really suitable for a Raspberry Pi 3 or 4. Low-power projects using the Raspberry Pi Zero should be fine.

Features

• Input (barrel jack side): 6-16VDC
• Output (USB side): 5VDC, up to 2A
• Red status LED
• Power consumption – 15mA @ 12V
• 4 placement holes for attaching to own designs
• PCB size: Approximately 44 x 23 mm

Resources

Documents

• EU Declaration of Conformity
• UKCA Declaration of Conformity

Hardware

• Schematic

Package Contents

• 1x DCDC6-16-TO5 Power Converter Module