Description
The PCCARD is a PC/104-Plus interface adapter that provides the 8/16 bit PC Card™ and 32 bit CardBus™ functionality to your system.
PCCARD offers two independent PC Card™ standard slots that are backwards compatible with the PCMCIA standard. So PCCARD gives you access to the wide spread CardBus™, PC Card™ or PCMCIA Cards. Through the huge functionality these cards offer your system gain in a maximum flexibility. PCCARD is available as PC/104-Plus module or in a special MPL form factor used for the MPL packaged industrial PCs (PIP).
PCCard Specialities:
- Two PC Card Standard slots for dual type I/II or single type III card
- 3.3V and 5V cards supported
- 32 bit CardBus™ interface
- 8/16 bit PC Card™ interface
- PCMCIA PC Card™ compatible
- Hot plug capable
- PC/104 -Plus stack through module
- Runs with 5V input power only
- Fits in all PIP s
- Extended temperature: -40°C up to +85°C
These features make the PCCARD to the ideal, industrial solution if you need to expand your system with a compact, reliable interface that gives you maximum flexibility. PCCARD connects your system to any available CardBus™, PC Card™ or PCMCIA-Card. This allows you for example to expand your system by removable memory and/or I/O cards (Flash Disks, Ethernet, FireWire, Modem, and more).
Technical Features:
| Electrical | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ethernet Switch | 5-port Layer 2 Switch Controller 1.4 Gbps high performance bandwidth Independent operation | up to two switch controllers each with 128KB SRAM automatic address learning, aging and migration |
| Network Controller | PCnetTM-FAST III Ethernet Controller Each direct connected to one switch | up to two Ethernet controllers |
| Physical Interface (PHY) | 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX onboard or on external PCB Supports IEEE 802.3u auto negotiation | up to 8 external RJ45 connectors 10/100Mbps, half/full-duplex operation |
| Media Independent Interface (MII) | Used to connect Ethernet and Switch controller together | expanded version uses 1:1 cable cable length 25 cm |
| Status LED's | 2 LED s for each channel | user configurable |
| Ethernet Host Interface | PC/104-Plus compliant PCI specification revision 2.2 compliant | stack through module supports both 5.0V and 3.3V signaling |
| Power | Runs with 5V input power only | 5V/3.3V converter onboard |
| Physical/Power | ||
| Size (length x width x height) | 90.2 x 95.9 x 11 mm 3,550 x 3,775 x 0,435 inch | PC/104-Plus compliant stack through module |
| Weight | 120g / 0.265 lbs | fully equipped SPIDERLAN-2P |
| Power | +5VDC +/-5% | input over PCI connector |
| Power consumption | Typically 2.5W Typically 5W | SPIDERLAN-1P/E (4-port switch) SPIDERLAN-2P/E (8-port switch) |
| Temperature Range | -20°C up to 70°C | optional -40°C up to 75°C |
| Humidity | 5% - 95% non condensing | optional coating available |
| Operating Systems | ||
| Compatible with the existing PCnet Family driver and diagnostic software! Microsoft Windows NT 3.51, 4.0, 2000 Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, XP Microsoft Windows CE Novel NetWare 3.11, 3.12 & 4.1x, 5 Server Packet driver for Unix Client, UnixWare 7.0, SCO Unix Linux (Red Hat, Caldera, SlackWare, S.U.S.E and Debian) Macintosh Mac OS 8.x/9.x |
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PCCARD Versions:
| Reference | Number of Ethernet and Switch controller | RJ45 Ports on PC/104-Plus Board | RJ45 Ports on Expansion Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPIDERLAN-1P | 1 | 4 (on one switch) | – |
| SPIDERLAN-1E | 1 | – | 4 (on one switch) |
| SPIDERLAN-2P | 2 | 8 (two switches) | – |
| SPIDERLAN-2E | 2 | – | 8 (two switches) |
