I sent mail directly to Soekris regarding these, but rather than wait for my answer I thought I might ask the list for other expert opinions:
1) For my application, I need to put a 4-channel (4 in, 4 out at 96 kHz) PCI digital audio card (specifically, the M-Audio Delta 44) on the PCI connector. It is a full-sized PCI card, 3.3v-capable with an ICE1712 chip on it. Is it likely that the net5501 will work with this card? Will it fit in the standard case? 2) For my application, I also need a few bits of TTL I/O. Is the GPIO connector suitable for this? Is there a convenient way to get those pins to an external connector on the standard case? I've been playing with mini-ITX boards for my application and the combination of 12v power supply + mini-ITX board + separate CF reader board + PCI riser card + my digital audio card has been a reliability and compatibility nightmare. Since my CPU requirements aren't that great and having everything all on one board (and fanless) would be a win, I'm hoping the net5501 would be sufficient. Any opinions, or especially info from someone who's actually tried this, would be great before I spend yet more money on this project to experiment myself. Matthew Kaufman [email protected] _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
