WL500g with 2 usb ports

[Technik]

Hi.

I've been out for some time and only today I've had the time to check this fantastic discover .

As I have two USB disk's and with a USB hub I can't put them to work as I want this is the perfect soluction for my case but unfortunately I'm not a expert in electronics so, can someone post some more detailed info about this, with photos and all that so that I can also put a second USB port on my router?

Thanks,
Miguel

Please don't try to do it if the info above is not sufficient for you. Onboard parts that you need to solder on are quite small and without some experiences you may permanently damage the router. Also warranty is void as soon as you remove the warranty label covering one screw...

[roque69]

Please don't try to do it if the info above is not sufficient for you. Onboard parts that you need to solder on are quite small and without some experiences you may permanently damage the router. Also warranty is void as soon as you remove the warranty label covering one screw...

Thanks for the advice.

In fact I don't understand the info posted here maybe if it was in portuguese ... Now the solder and warranty are not a problem as I have a friend with solder experience and warranty was gone long time ago.

Miguel

[Technik]

OK then... So this is a (perhaps) more clear "how to".
Router board version needs to be 2.xx as older boards have a different layout.
Good luck!

[roque69]

OK then... So this is a (perhaps) more clear "how to".
Router board version needs to be 2.xx as older boards have a different layout.
Good luck!

Thanks for the answer. Yes this is a more clear "how to" .

Just one last question. In the resistors you mention 15 Ohm, the fuse of 1 amp but what about the coil (ferrite slug) resistance ?

Thanks,
Miguel

[Technik]

Thanks for the answer. Yes this is a more clear "how to" .

Just one last question. In the resistors you mention 15 Ohm, the fuse of 1 amp but what about the coil (ferrite slug) resistance ?

Thanks,
Miguel

You can use almost any coil type, it's not a critical part - the reason is to eliminate interference. D.C. resistance of the coil should be max. 0.1 Ohm.

[jimmy]

hi guys,
this is very cool, but, why not just plug an USB hub to the existent port??
it works perfectly.

[Technik]

hi guys,
this is very cool, but, why not just plug an USB hub to the existent port??
it works perfectly.

You always have a choice. Our choice is to break limits...
I have USB hub as well but I usually need only 2 USB ports. One port is dedicated to USB flash key in my case - now I can put it inside the router to have a very compact device. No external cable to hub, no extra power needed. Quite useful if you need some mobility like me.

[roque69]

hi guys,
this is very cool, but, why not just plug an USB hub to the existent port??
it works perfectly.

It works perfectly but the problem is when you add two disks and have one of them with some other tools for the WL500g (like webserver with PHP, FTP server and other add ons) and the WL500g one day recognizes the "tools" disk as first disk and everything is OK but the next day the "tools" disk is recognized as second USB disk and the WL500g doesn't mount as it should.

Miguel

[js2002]

OK then... So this is a (perhaps) more clear "how to".
Router board version needs to be 2.xx as older boards have a different layout.
Good luck!

Hi, I really like this idea.
But when I checked photos,
on the Board.jpg you can see BCM4702KBP (the same I have got as well),
on the Detail1.jpg you can see BCM4333KBP.
I do not have detailed BCM4702KBP description.
My question is - has anybody checked this modification with BCM4702KBP?
PCB seems to be the same as in the photos.

Thank you,

Jiri

[martins]

Hi,

i just wanted to confirm that i was able to successfully connect a USB memory stick to the internal USB port.

Thank you for the good work!

Note:
I had to change D+ and D- correspondig to the green labels B and C on the the screen shot here in this thread.

The black labels "P" and "N" on the other screen shot are correct.


Martin

[vladoportos]

Hi
this is great im gonna build in a small hdd

do i need all these resistors and coils when i put there usb IDE for hdd ?

also what are that unused pins on the left of the board, labeled JD1 ?