When you look at the pinout, USB-C is comparable to a conventional ad-hoc backplane in terms of the number of functions it supports. Except the backplane imple

When you look at the pinout, USB-C is comparable to a conventional ad-hoc backplane in terms of the number of functions it supports. Except the backplane implementations (i.e. the cables) are not uniform, so fun times. At least with DB25-ended cables you could wire your own, albeit without the performance range.