[cc'ing arm-netbooks as this question is best answered there, so that other people benefit from it]
On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 11:32 PM Crowd Supply orders@crowdsupply.com wrote:
bonzify@airmail.cc submitted a question about your project, "Earth-friendly EOMA68 Computing Devices":
USB-C is used more and more often in a day to day basis.Thunderbolt-3, HDMI ports and new tecnologies are frequently being used more often in the mainstream market. USB C can intagrate these technologies and also repace the charging port entirely. How come you didn't use USB C for the EOMA68?
there is no such thing as a physical item named "an EOMA68", as it is a standard. the *option* to use USB-3 *is* actually on the EOMA68 standard. USB C is NOT part of the EOMA68 standard, because it would be inappropriate to do so.
HOWEVER.
implementors of base boards are ENTIRELY AT LIBERTY to add a USB C socket on the base board.
AND
implementors of Cards are ENTIRELY AT LIBERTY to add a USB C socket on the user-facing end of the Card.
the reason why USB C was not included in the EOMA68-A20 - the first in a SERIES of Cards is: massive redesign costs would be required to do so. if you have around USD $20,000 spare, anywhere, i am happy to do another SoC Card, one that uses a PMIC that supports USB-C.
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