Hi there,first of all: there already is an excellent tutorial by user vtpad how to make a USB host cable, using the original USB cable supplied with the tablet. See here: http://www.slatedroid.com/eken-m001-modding/2137-make-usb-host-cable.htmlHowever, I was unable to succeed with this, because in my cable, the connector for the tablet was clogged with hot glue from the manufacturing process. When I tried to reinsert the pins into their new positions everything bent and broke.Hence I decided to make a USB host cable using a breakout board. Breakout boards with IPhone/IPod connectors are available in Ebay (~13$ incl. shipping), for example:Breakout Board for Ipod / Iphone bei eBay.de: (endet 15.10.10 13:46:34 MESZ)So I bought a breakout board from a guy named "hi-tech-geek" in China, the unit arrived in germany about two weeks after paying via PayPal.I sacrificed a USB cable, cutting it in half, and used the wiring information provided in the original "USB host cable" thread by vtpad (Thanks buddy
) to wire it.Essentially, there is only four cables in a standard USB cable, which have the standardized colors black, white, green and red. According to the infos provided by vtpad, they have to be soldered to the following pins on the breakout boardin USB cable color30 Black13 Green12 White9 RedLooks like this:
After soldering the cables to the board and checking to make sure I didn't shortcut anything, I plugged into my Eken M001 and tested with a standard USB keyboard. Worked like a charm, no additional drivers needed.This method is only an extension to the method described by vtpad, the essential info how to wire was presented in his thread. Thanks again Advantages:- Its really easy, if you know how to hold a soldering iron straight.- No need to sacrifice your original Eken USB cable- Relatively safeDisadvantages:- You must buy additional parts, which costs money + time- No housing for the breakout boardBottomline:- This method might provide an alternative for people (like me), who need a USB host cable but feel uncomfortable when messing around with electrical contacts in microscale.greetz, PADMAN