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| PIN | | Description |
|-----+---------+---------------------+
| 01 | Shield | |
| 02 | | |
| 03 | | |
| 04 | GRND | |
| 05 | 16V | Supply (for dock ?) |
| 06 | 16V | |
| 07 | 16V | |
| 08 | 5V | Supply for usb ? |
| 09 | 5V | |
| 10 | 5V | |
| 11 | GRND | |
| 12 | D- | USB D- |
| 13 | D+ | USB D+ |
| 14 | GRND | |
| 15 | TX+ | ETHERNET TX+ |
| 16 | TX- | ETHERNET TX- |
| 17 | GRND | |
| 18 | RX + | ETHERNET RX+ |
| 19 | RX- | ETHERNET RX- |
| 20 | GRND | |
| 21 | | |
| 22 | SHORT ? | |
| 23 | | |
| 24 | | |
As you can see
@datorvictor
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Something like this might work. the connectors pitch is 1.5mm and pogopings from aliexpress:

kuva

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33044114576.html?

@Rob2029
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Rob2029 commented Jan 10, 2026

That looks great, I would add two holes for mounting to the body of the mechanical design, or to use the two holes of the plastic piece in the tablet

@datorvictor
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I have been thinking about it. The lowest profile pogo-pins I found with little effort was 2mm tall with a 1mm moving tip. so there would still be a 2mm gap between the PCB and the expansion-connector. So in my mind it will need some kind of thicker 3d-printed exclosure, propably with holes for pogopins and a and neccessary holes and tabs for fixing the whole thing over the expansion-connector.

of course this can be modified, for example the profile could be lower/thinner if the pogo-pins were replaced with something different.
I have tried to find single springloaded compression contact used in some battery terminals. picture bellow. But they all seem to be pre-packed with standard pithches, not fitting over the expansion-connector.
kuva

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and two details about my design, I tend to do my prototyping on a single-sided PCB, etched at home.

  1. precise alignment, that’s why the chosen pogopins are through hole components with a tab
  2. rest of the components are on the opposite side of the PCB so it can lie as flat as possible.

And now that I complained about the spring-loaded connectors, aliexpress offered them directly… :D
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005574169122.html?
kuva

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Rob2029 commented Jan 11, 2026

The B22A0 spring loaded connector seem to be a good choice, don't know how to solder those connectors tough
Would be awesome to find a 1,5mm pitch connector but I think those single connectors are the way to go

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