see the tech note for PanelView PCMCIA memory cards
Standard PV Terminals, 550, 600, 900, 1000, 1400
Prior to V3 firmware, they only supported the PC Flash Cards (Databook).
NOTE: The PV550 Series A to D (Both and Keypad models) cannot be upgrade to V2 firmware. Must have Ser E hardware to have V2 or V3 firmware. This does not apply to the Touch-Only PV550.
See page 4-6 in the PV Terminal Manual, 2711-6.1, "do not format the ATA card on the terminal. The card becomes inoperable"
On page 4-8 , they also recommend 'disconnecting the card' F8 before removing it.
2/25/97
With V3 firmware, all the PanelView terminals now support the ATA Memory Card. This includes the PV550/600/900/1000/1400 terminals (not the 1200, 1000e or 1400e).
This card will allow copying files from a PC without a Databook PCMCIA drive.
Must also use the ATA Flash Memory cards, Catalog # 2711-NM22 2MB; -NM24, 4MB; -NM26 6MB.
The V3 firmware will still support the Flash PCMCIA cards (NM11, NM12, NM13, NM14).
The ATA card is used for file backup or for foreign language font file support.
There is also a memory card retainer clip shipped with the PV terminals.
NOTE: The ATA memory card is also required to install the communications f/w in the Cnet and Dnet terminals.
See the PV_FW_README.TXT file on PB32 CDROM.
Apr 99
Our vendor no longer produces the 2MB ATA memory card so the NM22 will be obsoleted. The NM24 and the soon to be released NM28 (8MB) are valid substitutes.
May 99
The NM26 is now also obsoleted.
Dec 99
For the ATA cards, we have two vendors, the primary vendor, Sandisk at
www.sandisk.com and the secondary vendor, M Systems at
www.m-sys.com. During Dec 99/Jan 00 we had some problems with M Systems cards in some computers, it would load the IDE drivers but would not be able to setup the ATA as a drive letter and the IDE driver would fail. Check if it is an M Systems card. Check Device Manager in Win95, is the IDE driver failing? Is there a yellow exclamation point on the driver? Select properties to see what the problem/conflict is.
M Systems was unable to resolve the problem. This seemed more related to Win98, but not conclusive.
See also knowbase doc 9676 for more information on installation issues in various computers.
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Enhanced PV Terminals, PV1200e, 1000e and 1400e
The PV Enhanced Terminals only support the PC Flash memory cards (Databook), 2711-NM11 256K, NM12 1MB, NM13 2MB, NM14 4MB.
They do not support the ATA Flash memory cards.
They also do not support SRAM type PCMCIA memory cards.
April 1999
Regarding large capacity memory cards for the PV1400e
Found a couple of web sites that indicate that they supply the 10MB Intel cards in quantities of one.
Got the info from Intel's web site:
http://www.intel.com/design/disti/, selected Semiconductors: Flash Memory
Wyle Electronics 800-414-4144
http://www.wyle.com/intel/index-wyle.html
Arrow Electronics 800-777-2776
http://www.arrow.com/
Avnet Electronics 888-405-2372, Pioneer Standard Electronics 800-227-4712, Rochester Electronics (972) 462-9332 either indicated that more than one needed to be purchased or to call for availability.
The largest size PC card that we have tested is 10M. Intel, IMC010FLSA, 10M x 8.
The 2711-NM15 will actually provide this 10M card (not the 8MB as
mentioned in the manual; The 8MB's are not available) Release date unknown.
The Intel, IMC020FLSA, 20M x 8, 20MB card is also available.
http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi...amp;p_topview=1