Instructions | APC Back-UPS 500 ES USB Port Addition

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Step 1

Buy a USB Type B connector
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Step 2

Mark where the USB connector is supposed to go
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Step 3

Dremel out the hole and test the fit. Kepp dremeling until it fits properlyI actually installed the USB port backwards here. It should be flipped 180 degrees since the pins are currently pointing to the left and the should be pointing to the right.
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Step 4

Attach the USB Port to the existing PCB. In this case I used hot glue and added those protoboard spacers.
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Step 5

Solder up the wires!
APC Pin USB Pin Description
1 1 USB +5V (red wire)
4 shield chassis ground
7 4 USB GND (black wire)
9 2 USB Data- (white wire)
10 3 USB Data+ (green wire)
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Step 6

Install back into the UPC
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Step 7

Done!

APC Back-UPS 500 ES USB Port Addition