Pcmcia

**pbrinich** · 04-16-2004, 10:31 PM

Hey guys,

I have a troubling problem with a small form-factor computer I am working on. The computer has several USB ports, no serial, one mini-pci, no PCI ports. I need to connect a PCMCIA card to this compute somehow and I am having trouble figuring out how. I have looked all around for information about USB to PCMCIA adapters with little luck, do these even exist? Would it even work? Well, thanks for any advice or suggestions!

**sfay93** · 04-16-2004, 10:36 PM

Do you have a parallel port? I'm guessing that you are not using a printer in your car. If the parallel port is not going to be used for something else then you could do something with this:
http://www.quatech.com/catalog/parallel_pcmcia.php
Didn't shop around so there may be better prices elsewhere.

**frenchnew** · 04-16-2004, 10:50 PM

What specific type of PCMCIA device are you talking about?

Depending on the device, there might be some options.

Best regards

frenchnew

Originally Posted by pbrinich

Hey guys,

I have a troubling problem with a small form-factor computer I am working on. The computer has several USB ports, no serial, one mini-pci, no PCI ports. I need to connect a PCMCIA card to this compute somehow and I am having trouble figuring out how. I have looked all around for information about USB to PCMCIA adapters with little luck, do these even exist? Would it even work? Well, thanks for any advice or suggestions!

**pbrinich** · 04-16-2004, 11:34 PM

Unfortunately there is no parallel either

Only VGA, Stereo, USB, Ethernet and composite/S-video. I am trying to connect this FLASH-OFDM network card from flarion: http://www.flarion.com/products/over...t_Overview.pdf

**sfay93** · 04-16-2004, 11:40 PM

I have done some searching on this as well and have yet to find a usb to pcmcia adapter that did something other than work as a card reader. Why not just get a usb network adapter like the Linksys WUSB11? Sell that pcmcia card on ebay or something. You can even get a different usb adapter that would allow you to use a different antenna and get even better range.

**pbrinich** · 04-16-2004, 11:45 PM

Well, the thing this PCMCIA card gets me is that it is for cell-based Wi-Fi internet access. I can use it anywhere in the Metropolitian area I live and give me about 1.5Mbps down and 750k up. I don't think even with some fancy antennas I could get that good coverage with 802.11, can I? Thanks for the reply!

**sfay93** · 04-16-2004, 11:49 PM

If you get a good connection it would be faster. 802.11b is 11Mbps with a great connection and 802.11g is 54Mbps. Only problem is finding a network where with that card you would be always on regardless of location. And legal too.

Edit: There is a charge associated with that connection isn't there? Take that into consideration as well if there is one.

**none** · 04-16-2004, 11:54 PM

Originally Posted by sfay93

Do you have a parallel port? I'm guessing that you are not using a printer in your car. If the parallel port is not going to be used for something else then you could do something with this:
http://www.quatech.com/catalog/parallel_pcmcia.php
Didn't shop around so there may be better prices elsewhere.

I think that works backwards from how you think it works.

**sfay93** · 04-17-2004, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by none

I think that works backwards from how you think it works.

Yep, you are right. Looked at that too fast. The idea doesn't for him anyway because he doesn't have a parallel port.

**Chairboy** · 04-17-2004, 12:37 AM

http://www.elandigitalsystems.com/adapter/index.php

PCI adapters to let you use PCMCIA cards in your PC. Whatever you have in your PCI slot, find a USB version of IT instead?