Yeah, I find the 16-pin ones a little beyond my skill. They also feel silly—why can’t I have one with just six pins for D±, VBUS, GND, and CC1/2? I guess I could have a factory make a bunch of modules like that for me, but it definitely feels like a thing that should already exist.

(There are passive A-to-C adapters, so I see no reason why I couldn’t short pin pairs like that.)