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List:       linux-wlan-devel
Subject:    [lwlan-devel]: Prism II ISA support?
From:       linux-wlan-devel () absoval ! com (Mark S !  Mathews)
Date:       2000-01-25 19:52:57
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No ideas, I just know that folks have been having some trouble with the 3v
only PCMCIA cards. 

-Mark

On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, David Pointer wrote:

> No, but 3.3v regulators are cheap. The PC/104 spec calls for +5vdc,
> -5vdc, +12vdc, and -12vdc, just like ISA. Why do you ask? Do you have
> an idea?
> 
> *dave
> 
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:02:58 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
> 
> >
> >Does the PC104 bus have 3.3v Vcc available?  
> >
> >-Mark
> >
> >On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, David Pointer wrote:
> >
> >> In case anyone is interested in a PC/104 interface to the HFA3841 MAC
> >> processor without a PCMCIA bridge: a Xilinix XC5202 and a 7406 OC
> >> driver will do the interface nicely. For PC/104, not for ISA, because
> >> of the driver current requirements. But, for now, I'm going with a
> >> Cirrus Logic PD6710 PCMCIA controller to glue the HFA3841 and PC/104
> >> bus together. Performance and/or cost might drive me to look at the
> >> non-PCMCIA solution later.
> >> 
> >> *dave
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:25:10 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
> >> 
> >> >Well, you'll need _something_ between the 3841 and the 104 bus.
> >> >Unfortunately, the only glueless interface supported by this MAC is
> >> >PCMCIA.  The AMD part had an option for glueless PCMCIA _or_ glueless ISA
> >> >PnP.
> >> >
> >> >I think the PCI guys are going the PCMCIA bridge route.
> >> >
> >> >-Mark
> >> >
> >> >On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, David Pointer wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> ISA may be on its way out, but I suspect that PC/104 will be around a
> >> >> bit longer for embedded systems. 
> >> >> 
> >> >> PCI is obvious, but USB? That's....interesting.
> >> >> 
> >> >> Anyway, not a problem. I can put a PCMCIA controller between the
> >> >> PC/104 bus and the HFA3841 MAC processor. The PC/104 interface costs
> >> >> about US$6-7. Using a PCMCIA controller instead will run around
> >> >> US$9-10. Annoying, but it will be best in the long run, I think, to
> >> >> stay with the mainstream lwlan Prism II driver.
> >> >> 
> >> >> *dave
> >> >> 
> >> >> On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 11:28:12 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
> >> >> 
> >> >> >
> >> >> >This is interesting.  This is the first design I've heard of with
> >> >> >Prism2/ISA.  Plans are on the table for us to support PCMCIA, PCI, and USB
> >> >> >versions of the Prism2 cards but PCMCIA is all we're under contract for at
> >> >> >the moment.  The others will trickle in depending on client demand and/or
> >> >> >free-time.  ISA/PC104 will probably fall into this category as well.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >-Mark
> >> >> >
> >> >> >On Tue, 25 Jan 2000, David Pointer wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> I am designing a Prism II PC/104 card with the HFA3841 MAC processor.
> >> >> >> Is the Linux WLAN driver for Prism II going to support only PCMCIA? Or
> >> >> >> is it going to follow in the footsteps of the Prism I driver and
> >> >> >> support both ISA and PCMCIA interfaces?
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> Thank you,
> >> >> >> 
> >> >> >> *dave
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> David Pointer  dpointer@ucworks.com
> >> >> >> Urbana Computer Works  Champaign, Illinois USA
> >> >> >> http://www.ucworks.com
> >> >> >> 
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Mark S. Mathews
> >> >> >
> >> >> >AbsoluteValue Software     Web:    http://www.absoval.com
> >> >> >P.O. Box 941149            e-mail: mark@absoval.com
> >> >> >Maitland, FL 32794-1149    Phone:  407.644.8582
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> >> >> 
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >Mark S. Mathews
> >> >
> >> >AbsoluteValue Software     Web:    http://www.absoval.com
> >> >P.O. Box 941149            e-mail: mark@absoval.com
> >> >Maitland, FL 32794-1149    Phone:  407.644.8582
> >> >USA                        Fax:    407.539.1294
> >> 
> >> *dave
> >> --
> >> David Pointer  dpointer@ucworks.com
> >> Urbana Computer Works  Champaign, Illinois USA
> >> http://www.ucworks.com
> >> 
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> >
> >
> >Mark S. Mathews
> >
> >AbsoluteValue Software     Web:    http://www.absoval.com
> >P.O. Box 941149            e-mail: mark@absoval.com
> >Maitland, FL 32794-1149    Phone:  407.644.8582
> >USA                        Fax:    407.539.1294
> 


Mark S. Mathews

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