So just to clarify the purpose of the Dynamo 360 and how it differs from the HDPlex 400W, this is not meant to be a standalone unit for a standard 24 pin ATX motherboard. What this board does is the following:
1.) Takes a 16-24V DC input from a brick exactly like all of the HDPlex units
2.) Passes this input through as an unchanged 16-24V output which allows it to feed another DC powered unit. By design this is the Dynamo Mini (for all intents and purposes the same as the HDPlex 200W unit) or alternatively another board with onboard 16-24V capacity (ie. Mini STX motherboard which utilizes 19V in).
3.) Converts input voltage to 12V, 5V and 3.3V as needed for functions #4 and #5
4.) Provides two 8 pin connectors specifically for PCIe plugs.
5.) Provides a 4 pin power out for SATA
Prior to discontinuing the Dynamo 360 for personal/life reasons a year or two ago I had actually had a new version designed that changed in the following ways:
1.) 4 pin SATA out was swapped to the 16-24V DC out. This allowed for the Dynamo Mini or equivalent to have a better compatibility output as well as putting all outputs at a single edge of the board.
2.) Dual 6 pin inputs at the input end. While the eventual goal would be to have a DC merging feature like the HDPlex 800W apparently does, due to design and cost constraints the first DC-IN was to be able to feed the entire board while the second would be a dedicated feed through to the 4 pin 16-24V DC-OUT while the first would supply power exclusively to the PCIe headers. The intention of this was to allow for dedicated 200W AC-DC unit to be passed through to the Dynamo Mini or equivalent while the primary AC-DC supply would be able to supply the PCIe functions. This would essentially allow for the HDPlex 400W AC-DC to power a GPU while a dedicated 200W AC-DC would power the Plugless. The passthrough simply allowed for a cleaner cabling setup than running two completely isolated systems (200W pigtailed to the Plugless and 400W exclusively to the Dynamo 360).
1.) Takes a 16-24V DC input from a brick exactly like all of the HDPlex units
2.) Passes this input through as an unchanged 16-24V output which allows it to feed another DC powered unit. By design this is the Dynamo Mini (for all intents and purposes the same as the HDPlex 200W unit) or alternatively another board with onboard 16-24V capacity (ie. Mini STX motherboard which utilizes 19V in).
3.) Converts input voltage to 12V, 5V and 3.3V as needed for functions #4 and #5
4.) Provides two 8 pin connectors specifically for PCIe plugs.
5.) Provides a 4 pin power out for SATA
Prior to discontinuing the Dynamo 360 for personal/life reasons a year or two ago I had actually had a new version designed that changed in the following ways:
1.) 4 pin SATA out was swapped to the 16-24V DC out. This allowed for the Dynamo Mini or equivalent to have a better compatibility output as well as putting all outputs at a single edge of the board.
2.) Dual 6 pin inputs at the input end. While the eventual goal would be to have a DC merging feature like the HDPlex 800W apparently does, due to design and cost constraints the first DC-IN was to be able to feed the entire board while the second would be a dedicated feed through to the 4 pin 16-24V DC-OUT while the first would supply power exclusively to the PCIe headers. The intention of this was to allow for dedicated 200W AC-DC unit to be passed through to the Dynamo Mini or equivalent while the primary AC-DC supply would be able to supply the PCIe functions. This would essentially allow for the HDPlex 400W AC-DC to power a GPU while a dedicated 200W AC-DC would power the Plugless. The passthrough simply allowed for a cleaner cabling setup than running two completely isolated systems (200W pigtailed to the Plugless and 400W exclusively to the Dynamo 360).
