(Sloved)Way to use PCI card without desktop PC? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / beginners

author: sam1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 01:43:35 pm
content: Hello.I may have asked this in another thread, but not a dedicated one.I want to use a PCI card without desktop computer, but laptop/tablet, because I want my system to be portable, but all I can find are too expensive, such as:http://www.magma.com/1-slot-pci-expansionThe PCI card is too special to be replaced by another card with different interface, so can I have any cheaper options?Thank you.

author: Alex Eisenhut
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 01:48:13 pm
content: Yeah wow, that's expensive. But what's so special about this PCI card?

author: iamdarkyoshi
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 01:51:46 pm
content: I know gaming laptops use a tiny pci express card for graphics, but I really dont know. Seems like building a pc inside of an armored briefcase would be easier.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 01:55:14 pm
content: do you have a link to the PCI card you're using?There may be other ways... the magma box isridiculouslyexpensive.FWIW it should be selling for under $250-300

author: sam1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 02:17:59 pm
content: Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on March 26, 2015, 01:48:13 pmA camera controller:http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roper-Scientific-Photometrics-PCI-Board-Card-01-447-251379-D0134225D5-/361195146645?It's already very hard to find, and very rare.

author: sam1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 02:19:00 pm
content: Quote from: iamdarkyoshi on March 26, 2015, 01:51:46 pmYes, my last plan is to build an ITX PC myself.

author: sam1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 02:24:00 pm
content: Quote from: SL4P on March 26, 2015, 01:55:14 pmYes, I already post the ebay link, and this is my previous posts asking for help:https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/usb-to-pci-adapter/https://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/help-identifying-connector-type-pci-card-model/I finally find the card, but it's too big to carry a full computer with me all day.

author: SL4P
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 02:27:33 pm
content: yep it looks like a hard to support part.although it seems cheap enough when 2nd hand...so I guess you have no support for other PCI capture cards like osprey etc....if we can get past the card specific 'special' features, there may be other options available...ok... looking at the other post thread, you're painted into a corner...the camera interface is very specific (not the bnc video I was expecting) !!You also want to make sure any PCI adapter can handle the data rates the interface is expecting.

author: Monkeh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 02:32:08 pm
content: How about going to PCI-E and then a bridge to PCI?http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/PE4H%20V3.2.html

author: sam1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 03:17:44 pm
content: Quote from: SL4P on March 26, 2015, 02:27:33 pmThank you!

author: sam1275
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 03:19:41 pm
content: Quote from: Monkeh on March 26, 2015, 02:32:08 pmI've seen this before and didn't want the 2 stage method, but now see it again and I think this will be the best way, really thanks!

author: Balaur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 03:34:11 pm
content: Just go for a mini ITX case and motherboard. Standard, affordable and very portable.You may not want to carry a screen with you. In this case, you can use VNC and a laptop for control.

author: PeterFW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 26, 2015, 04:09:57 pm
content: QuoteA tablet would be much smallerBattery, micro atx board, 90º pci riser and a dcdc converter would be fairly small if you control it using a tablet and a custom interface or vnc.