On Jun 20, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Stuart Henderson wrote: > On 2011-06-20, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Jun 20, 2011, at 1:23 PM, Martin Johnson wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> The NET6501 has two Mini PCI Express slots. Is it possible to use >>> 3G/UMTS WWAN cards in one or both slots? >>> >>> For comparison, the Alix 6F2 board has a built-in SIM card slot, which >>> functions only if the Mini PCI Express slot is populated with a suitable >>> WWAN card:- >>> http://www.pcengines.ch/alix6f2.htm > > Two SIM slots, you can choose which is active by GPIO. > >>> I don't see a SIM card slot on the NET6501. Does this mean the 6501 >>> can't be used as a 3G/UMTS router? Or is there some way to make it >>> work, other than using a USB 3G dongle? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> - Martin >>> >> >> Both Mini PCIe slots are wired for USB, which AFAIK all WWAN cards use. >> >> There isn't a SIM slot on board, but some WWAN cards come with their >> own SIM slot for cases like this. > > I wondered about this too, it seems a bit of an oversight. > There are a few WWAN cards with their own SIM slot, but not many. >
It would certainly be more convenient to have, but not entirely unexpected. You also have the option to use something like http://goo.gl/fWH7l to give you the SIM slot. I wish there were LEDs attached to the diagnostic/status pins too, but it is what it is. _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
