Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 06:28:02 +0800 From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] L50 & USB?
>>> It might be possible but a driver wold have to be written. >>> The 16 bit bus would have to be doubled in software to 32 bits. >>> Its done sometimes with an 8 bit bus to get 16 bits and seems to >>> work on 16 bit cards. Donno if it'll work for cardbus. Depends >>> on if the actual pinout is differant on a cardbus and 16 bit slot. >>> But as far as I know it isn't since the pcmcia revisions have all >>> been in software since about 2.0 >> >> No personal experience of this, but I seem to remember reading somewhere >> that a PCMCIA card into PCcard slot will (always) go (ie a PCcard slot is >> 100% backward compatible); a PCcard into PCMCIA slot won't go (ie if it's >> a specifically PCcard-only card, it can/will be keyed so that it cannot >> physically get into a PCMCIA slot) - the voltage(s) are (detected) >> different(ly)? > > Good point. I think I have also heard the cardbus card is shaped a > little differantly That's what I was referring to when I said "can/will be keyed so that it cannot physically get into a PCMCIA slot" > plus they can be 3.3 volt. That could be gotten around though since > a external power supply could be wired in so that the 5 volt pcmcia > slot could switch from 3.3 to 5. That's saying cardbus uses the same > pins for power but I don't see why not. Not sure how it could be different given the backward compatibility and that have the same number of pins > I think 16 bit cards can be 3.3 volt too can't they? I believe not, no - only PCcard is "dual" voltage > The 16 bit socket could be removed and a proper cardbus socket could be > soldered in. More logical to acquire a 100/110? ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
