# Bridge II Card - Early vs. Late design

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge-ii-card-early-vs-late-design/25295>\
**Category:** DACs\
**Created:** [September 12, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge-ii-card-early-vs-late-design/25295 "2021-09-12T20:49:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![NordicDave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ebca7d/32.png) [@NordicDave](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/NordicDave)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge-ii-card-early-vs-late-design/25295/1 "2021-09-12T20:49:04Z")

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I’ve noticed there is an earlier version of the Bridge II card which includes a USB-C port.

Couple of questions, What was the purpose of this USB port and is this earlier card inferior to the later Bridge II card without the USB-C port?

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Maniac](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/maniac/32/216_2.png) [@Maniac](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Maniac)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge-ii-card-early-vs-late-design/25295/2 "2021-09-13T14:12:15Z")

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hi @NordicDave you are probably referring to the USB2 port - and that one was used for wifi option or recovery of bridge firmware. Nothing really to miss 🙂

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**Author:** ![jamesh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/jamesh/32/3871_2.png) [@jamesh](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/jamesh)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/bridge-ii-card-early-vs-late-design/25295/3 "2021-09-13T14:33:50Z")

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That was used for software updates by Conversdigital. We never used it nor had any purpose for it at all.