With the UltraPort connector being nothing else than a standard USB 1.1 interface with a proprietary connector, it should in theory be possible to transform any USB 1.1 device into an UltraPort device.
This idea is undermined by the fact that a mechanical adapter comes with every UltraPort device, that transforms the UltraPort connector into a standard USB connector.
Pin Layout comparison
The following UltraPort pin layout has been discovered through measuring the UltraPort of a ThinkPad X21. It is not very well tested, but worked well for the author of this information.
UltraPort connector
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9 |
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11 |
12 |
13
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| GND
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0
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VCC
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VCC
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GND
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D+
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D-
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GND
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?
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?
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?
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0
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GND
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Standard USB Type A connector
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Name |
Description
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| 1,5,8,13 |
GND |
Ground
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| 2,12 |
0 |
probably not connected
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| 3,4 |
VCC |
+5 V DC
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| 6 |
D+ |
Data +
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| 7 |
D- |
Data -
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| 9,10,11 |
? |
unidentified
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. |
it is fastener not a pin
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| Pin |
Name |
Cable color |
Description
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| 1 |
VCC |
red |
+5 V DC
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| 2 |
D+ |
white |
Data +
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| 3 |
D- |
green |
Data -
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| 4 |
GND |
black |
Ground
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