RE: PCI 32/33 universal extender card for HP 16550A Logic Analyzer

[Tony Clark <Tony.Clark@EFI.COM>]

Jeff,

I believe that the problem is the lack of a universal connector for the top
of the extender.  The 3.3V connector and the 5V connector are the same
except that the ends are swapped.  As a motherboard is either 3.3V or 5V
there is no demand for a universal connector other than for the small
universal extender card market.

Having said this, catalyst (www.catalyst-ent.com) makes a short extender
card (either PCI-532 and PCI-332) with a universal connector on the card
edge side.  They then use small cheap extender boards (PCI-MINI-5 or
PCI-MINI-3) to shift the connector and raise the extender height.  I have
often wondered if it would be possible to use a single PCI-532 with a
PCI-MINI-5 and a PCI-MINI-3 to make a universal solution.  I have not tried
it, perhaps the folks from catalyst could comment.

The only S/W that I have run accross for the 16550 is from Future Plus.

Tony Clark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Journey [mailto:jjourney@us.ibm.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 2:03 PM
> To: pci-sig@znyx.com
> Subject: PCI 32/33 universal extender card for HP 16550A 
> Logic Analyzer
> 
> 
> Hello PCI community,
> 
> Could anyone suggest a source for a universal PCI bus analysis
> probe/extender card for an HP 16550A logic analyzer? I see FuturePlus
> systems offers a separate 5 volt version (FS2101) and a 
> separate 3.3 volt
> version (FS2100). I would like to find a universal version if at all
> possible.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> 
> 
> Jeffrey E. Journey
> Image Capture Development
> IBM Charlotte  Telephone 1-704-594-1890
> Email JJOURNEY@US.IBM.COM
> 
>