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evyd13 / atom47

Replacement PCB for the Vortex Core
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Possible revision with USB-C #5

Closed vitalykorolev closed 2 years ago

vitalykorolev commented 2 years ago

Just noticed that there is rev5 of the PCB. How hard would it be to design a version with USB-C port instead of micro USB?

evyd13 commented 2 years ago

Wouldn't be difficult at all, but it would break compatibility with the Vortex Core case.

vitalykorolev commented 2 years ago

True, but if it's in the same location, then the hole needs to be just a bit bigger. My case is already modified as I tried to replace the port on my board. Unfortunately, I failed and now looking for a replacement board.

evyd13 commented 2 years ago

I made a usb-c version locally, here's the difference in PCB footprint: image

Are you sure this will work?

vitalykorolev commented 2 years ago

I don't see why not. I'd have to make the hole a bit bigger to fit the new port, but it's a small sacrifice for a hugely more convenient standard. It'd be interesting to see if there are a few others who would be interested in this so that ordering PCBs would make sense.

evyd13 commented 2 years ago

https://github.com/evyd13/atom47/tree/master/pcb-files/rev5-c

Here you go! Re-open the issue if needed.