OT cc to pedals via micro USB

I want to send cc to my particle 2 which has a large list of addressable messages. I love the huge range of sounds I get out of it and sending a bunch of sequenced/p-locked cc into it will be great I think. Anyone doing something similar?

MIDI chain is OT>2xthru>particle. Do I need a USB host/adapter to connect my last thru to the pedal? And will the MIDI transmit OK in a thru chain - micro USB doesn’t need to be plugged straight into the source or anything weird like that?

I have one of these which I’ve been using for various firmware updates:
So I just need a USB to micro adapter?

Boy did I pick the wrong day to ask a lame question in the OT forum :joy: