Not necessarily. If no extra features (such as Power Delivery, USB3.x speeds, etc.) are required, a simple drop-in replacement board can be used - which pretty much just wires the USB2.0 lines (5V, GND, Tx and Rx) to the proper Type-C lines, and adds the appropriate resistors (Type-C uses quite a few safety measures, e.g. cable sensing, and even cables are authenticated for higher power use, etc. - all of this is not required for USB2.0, where these features are disabled by putting proper resistors between certain lines of the Type-C connector host). However no such design exists for the DNA75C/250C as of now.
The key difference between such a drop-in board and the adapter you're recommending is that while one can verify that the board is up to spec, they can't do so with an adapter that is already packaged. And most of these adapters are not up to spec. Unfortunately, the whole Type-C market was, for the past two years, a huge clusterfuck thanks to chinese manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon and spewing out incompatible products, endangering all the users.
What I hope for is that the next Evolv DNA board will be Type-C native.
I 100% agree with you and would love to see new DNA boards female USB Type-C native instead of the, slowly dying off, micro USB.
I charge my batteries (VTC5a's) externally. But still, would love a Type-C.
DNA250C/75C USB Type-C upgrade?
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I 100% agree with you and would love to see new DNA boards female USB Type-C native instead of the, slowly dying off, micro USB.
I charge my batteries (VTC5a's) externally. But still, would love a Type-C.