Newbie WL-500G questions

[steveclv]

Couple of questions that I hope someone knowledgeable can help with.

I have just purchased a WL-500G (not the Deluxe) to use as a test mule on a new firmware project.

1. Does the chipset support more than one USB port and is there anyway that we can access the USB connections from the motherboard as I need to mount the USB device inside the case - otherwise a bunch of thieving b....s will steal it :)

2. What is the unused connector for down the side of the motherboard - it corresponds to an unused plastic flap on the side of the case.

3. Does anyone have a hardware circuit diagram for the board?

Thanks all - we will soon be out of 'stealth mode' and be able to tell you more about our project :)

[macsat]

Hi

Maby you should have went for the deluxe version....

I dont remember having ever seen anything about extra USB in the non-deluxe version, but the deluxe version certainly does offer the possibility to add an extra USB port, and even inside the case...see here :
http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=1779

Also Deluxe will give you USB2.0 instead of old slow 1.1

[steveclv]

We looked at the Deluxe however it was more expensive and didn't have the LPT port which we are using to control external relays etc

I found the mods to access the USB port on the Deluxe and that's why I wondered if something similar was possible with the 500G.

Am I right in thinking that the 'spare' connector is a serial port header?

Thanks

[Oleg]

Check this: http://wl500g.info/showthread.php?t=587

[steveclv]

OK, I see that it's not going to serve any useful purpose - adding the UART cicuitry is beyond the scope of what we want to do 'mechanically'. We will probably just go for a redesigned case to mount the motherboard into so that we can keep the USB device secure - we need to ensure that the LAN ports are not usable anyway and we need to add some sort of physical security lock as well.

Thanks all