[WTB] PCI prototyping board, or PCI(e) FPGA board for Linux-GPIB project - Page 1
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author: davorin
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timestamp: June 22, 2016, 02:44:53 pm
content: HelloAs I'm currently working on the linux-gpib project to bring back php support to it...I would like to also reverse engineer the NI PCI drivers and how feasible an implementation of a GPIB controller would be in FPGA....this would be an open source hardware project then....Therefore I'm looking for either PCI prototyping boards if someone doesn't need them anymore...or if someone has a cheap PCI FPGA card lying around...thanks for listening

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2016, 03:15:22 pm
content: Why would you use PCI and not USB ?

author: davorin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 22, 2016, 03:22:16 pm
content: Because I already have a USB GPIB adapter (o;No...seriously....starting with a PCI/PCIe card to plug into a regular PC running Debian and linux-gpib kernel driver...then moving on to collapse both into one SoC, preferably Altera SoC, having only ethernet and GPIB and console to the outside...Well..the Beiming adapter I have is also loosing characters from time to time ;-)

author: bingo600
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2016, 08:01:22 pm
content: Quote from: davorin on June 22, 2016, 03:22:16 pmI'we never experienced that , is it the F or the S model ?Well ... I'we never never really stressed the adapter, iw. waveform upload or downloaded 10.000 measurements from the 58'/Bingo

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 22, 2016, 09:56:02 pm
content: Quote from: davorin on June 22, 2016, 02:44:53 pmI've got some PCI prototyping boards, but I'm in the UK

author: davorin
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 08:16:35 am
content: Think that wouldn't be of much a Problem as I have a delivery address in Germany...Do you have any info about those boards?Maybe we need to hurry as Long UK is in the EU (o;

author: TopLoser
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timestamp: June 23, 2016, 11:29:43 am
content: I've got a pile of Roth RE430 PCI prototyping cards:http://uk.farnell.com/roth-elektronik/re430-lf/pcb-eurocard-fr4-pci-bus/dp/1172183£5 each plus shipping.

author: davorin
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timestamp: June 23, 2016, 12:42:49 pm
content: Hmm...they are 5V PCI Cards....Could you do a rough math on the shipping costs for 3 cards to Germany?

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 06:59:27 pm
content: mine look exactly like thishttp://smallstreams.com/store/Pci-Bus-Proto-Board-Double-Side-Universal-Experiment-Matrix-Circuit-Board-E-l_172091540303.htmljust as a reference for others googling this topic:An Experiment to Build a PCI Boardhttp://elm-chan.org/works/pci/report_e.html

author: davorin
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timestamp: June 23, 2016, 07:15:50 pm
content: Sad not available anymore on Ebay...would be a great price for a new one..

author: bitslice
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 23, 2016, 07:25:12 pm
content: get a PCI riser cablehttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-PCI-32-Bits-Riser-Card-Extender-Flexible-Extension-Cable-Ribbon-HK-/201513172396and then wire it into a conventional prototype board.