Express card to PCMCIA

Alan Case · Jan 15, 2008

Hi.
If any one is interested I found this item.
http://www.roalan.com/expresscard_to_pcmcia_cardbus.htm
Would anyone have used one yet with either an AB DH+/DH485 card, the AB DNet card, the AB CNet card or any of the Schnieder cards.
Regards Alan

surferb · Jan 15, 2008

Don't most laptops with expresscard slots also support PCMCIA in the same "port" (different pins & guide, of course)?

Alan Case said:
Hi.
If any one is interested I found this item.
http://www.roalan.com/expresscard_to_pcmcia_cardbus.htm
Would anyone have used one yet with either an AB DH+/DH485 card, the AB DNet card, the AB CNet card or any of the Schnieder cards.
Regards Alan

Alan Case · Jan 15, 2008

Depends if you can use a hammer to force the PCMCIA into the express card slot. (2 different sizes)
Regards Alan

surferb · Jan 16, 2008

That's why I said "different guide and pins" - I'm under the impression that (in many laptop models) they both fit in the same "hole" like the multi-card readers. I could be wrong - I don't use expansion cards (PCMCIA or express card) much.

Alan Case said:
Depends if you can use a hammer to force the PCMCIA into the express card slot. (2 different sizes)
Regards Alan

S7Guy · Jan 16, 2008

Nathan, they are phasing out the larger slot, so those of us with the full size PCMCIA cards will need an adapter. I know that the new Dell I just bought does not take full PCMCIA cards. Unfortunately, these cards are not going away soon for many of us.

JesperMP · Jan 16, 2008

[sarkasm] I just love the way the PCMCIA card protrudes from the Express Card adapter [/sarkasm].
I can imagine Express Card slot --> Adapter --> Siemens CP5511 card --> CP5511 cable with "dongle" --> Profibus cable.

Good that we are using ethernet almost exclusively now. However, it is still nice to have the profibus card as a backup and as a diagnostics tool. So I may have to live with such an adapter sometimes in the future. Life doesnt get easier.

Btw. can the adapter work with both 16-bit and 32-bit PCMCIA cards ?

S7Guy · Jan 16, 2008

Jesper, this card supports 16bit. I was going to try it with my 5511 card. The whole setup will be kind of clunky though, but I have several devices where Ethernet just isn't an option.

JesperMP · Jan 16, 2008

S7Guy said:
Jesper, this card supports 16bit. I was going to try it with my 5511 card. The whole setup will be kind of clunky though, but I have several devices where Ethernet just isn't an option.

Thanks for the info. Let me hear how it goes.

surferb · Jan 16, 2008

Gotcha - that sucks!

I remember how much those AB PCMK cards cost. I'm sure they're not the only expensive cards that you guys have "invested" in.

S7Guy said:
Nathan, they are phasing out the larger slot, so those of us with the full size PCMCIA cards will need an adapter. I know that the new Dell I just bought does not take full PCMCIA cards. Unfortunately, these cards are not going away soon for many of us.

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