We did a layout of a new board incorporating the changes needed for Type II cards and hopefully including all the suggestions made earlier. The completed card. None for the adapter, total depends on card inserted. To subscribe, click here to reach the TAPR listserv web page. The flash adapter board is supplied assembled.
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Typically your target system will not have any other HD, however your development host may already be full. It IS possible to force the connector on backwards. The TAPR Adapater uses CompactFlash Cards. There are several manufacturers of the memory. The one used in the prototype testing was a Hitachi HB2860008C2.