7 docs tagged with "Usb"

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The Fingerprint Reader Expansion Card is a community-designed 3D-printed expansion card that houses a Chipsailing CS9711 fingerprint reader inside a Framework expansion card shell. Designed by theowoo, it integrates an off-the-shelf fingerprint sensor (~11€ from AliExpress) and a USB-A to USB-C adapter (~4€ from eBay), both removed from their original casings and fitted into a custom 3D-printed shell that went through eight CAD iterations.

The FrameworkLTE is a custom Framework expansion card that provides LTE data access with a physical SIM card, enabling cellular connectivity — including calls and texts — directly from a Framework laptop. Created by community member lonersoft (Lolo280374) and published on GitHub in April 2026, the project houses a stripped ZTE MF79U LTE modem inside a 3D-printed expansion card enclosure.

The Free USB-A Dual Expansion Card is a community-designed concept with a working prototype that adds a "free" USB-A 2.0 port to the Framework Laptop 16 alongside a full-featured USB-C, without sacrificing an expansion card slot. Created by boarchuz and published on March 21, 2026, it taps into one of the unused USB 2.0 interfaces exposed on the FW16 midplate pogo pins.

The Input Connector Shim is a tiny PCB by CRImier (Arya) that plugs into the Framework mainboard's input connector, exposing an external power button, a USB 2.0 port, and connections for keyboard backlight, Caps Lock, and fingerprint LEDs — without sacrificing a USB-C port.

The Input Cover Controller is an RP2040-based board by CRImier (Arya) that lets you reuse a Framework input cover (palmrest with keyboard and touchpad) as a standalone USB device. It connects to the keyboard matrix, touchpad, power button, fingerprint sensor, and LEDs — turning a spare input cover into a fully functional USB keyboard.

The Sonnet Breakaway Box 850 T5 (model GPU-850T5) is a Thunderbolt 5 eGPU enclosure built around an Intel JHL9580 controller, pairing an 850W power supply with support for triple-wide graphics cards and a built-in Thunderbolt 5 dock. It delivers 80Gbps bi-directional bandwidth, 100W of host charging, and downstream connectivity including 5GbE Ethernet. It is the Thunderbolt 5 successor to the Sonnet Breakaway Box 750ex (TB3/4, 750W), and works with Thunderbolt 5, Thunderbolt 4, and USB4 Windows 11 laptops.