P-Series PCI to PCMCIA/CardBus Adapter Range : Technical Data
These specifications apply to all of our models of PCI/PCMCIA adapter:
- Rear Slot Models : P111*, P222*, P312, P115, P128, P228
- Front Bay / External Models : P423, P424, P313, P113, P118 , P114, P119, P224
- 'Combination' Models : P116, P117, P122.
*The P111 and P222 support 32bit/CardBus PC Cards. All other models are 16-bit only.
Further Information
You might also find useful information elsewhere on our website : product range, support/FAQs and other adapter products
Current Models
- All models use one PCI slot only.
- See later on this page for legacy models.
| Model | No of slots | Fits in: | Types of Card Supported | Chipset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear Slot Models : | |||||
| P111 | 1 | 1 rear expansion slot | Type I, II or III | 16 & 32 Bit | 1211/1410 |
| P222 | 2 | 1 rear expansion slot | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 & 32 Bit | 1420 |
| P311 | 1 | 1 rear expansion slot, low profile PC | Type I, II or III | 16 & 32-bit | 1211/1410 |
| P312 | 1 | 1 rear expansion slot, low profile PC | Compact Flash Type I or II | 1211/1410 | |
| Front Slot & External Models : | |||||
| P423 | 2 | 1 front bay (3.5") | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | 1420 |
| P424 | 2 | 1 external box | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | 1420 |
| P313 | 1 | 1 front bay in a low profile PC | Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | 1211/1410 |
| P314 | 1 | 1 external box for low profile PC | Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | 1211/1410 |
Chipset Compatibility
Current models are fitted with either a TI-PCI1211/1410 or Ene-CB1410 (single slot models) or a TI-PCI1420 or Ene-CB1420 (double slot models)
The Ene-CB14x0 CardBus chips are register and functionally compatible with TI-PCI1211/1410 and PCI1420 CardBus chipsets. The Ene chips are fully supported on all PSeries compatible operating systems.
Some legacy models use a CL or Basis CL6729 chipset. These models are not supported in Windows 2000 or XP.
Technical Data
Operating Temperature
- Operating : 1 to 75°C
- Storage : -50 to +150°C
Power measurements
Power measurements (below) for the PCMCIA card readers represent the loading of the card reader on the PCI bus power rails without any PCMCIA card inserted in the card reader.
Single Rear Slot Models : (P111, P311, P312, PMC111)
- 12v: 3uA typical
- 5v: 21mA typical
- 3.3v: 0mA (supplied from regulator on 5v rail)
Dual slot models: (P222, P423, P424, P416)
- 12v: 6uA typical
- 5v: 40mA typical
- 3.3v: 0mA (supplied from regulator on 5v rail)
MTBF
Estimated MTBF for all our card readers is 100K hours under normal operating conditions.
Over Current Protection
Power supply over-current protection is built into all our range of PCMCIA card readers and provides protection to the PC and card reader from faulty PCMCIA cards being inserted in the card reader.
Data Transfer Rates
Maximum data transfer rate on all 1410/1420 based models is 132MByte/s. Actual data rates will vary according to the system, resources and PCMCIA card.
Max. Power Supply current to the PCMCIA card in each PCMCIA socket (all models):
- VCC 1A at 3.3V
- VCC 1A at 5.0V
- LEGACY MODELS ONLY : VPP 250mA at 12V
Flammability
Rear slot models (P111, P311, P312, P222) comply with UL-94V2 specification
Board Dimensions
Including PCI Pins:
- P111 & P222 : 120 mm by 93 mm (PDF diagram available)
- P423 & P424 : 155 mm by 93 mm (PDF diagram available)
- P311, P312 & P313 : 120 by 64.4 mm (PDF diagram available)
- Legacy CL chipset based models : 184 mm by 93 mm
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 95*
- Windows 95 OSR2 OEM version (Version B/C)
- Windows 98 (all versions)
- Windows Millennium Edition
- Windows NT 4.0+SP6 (SystemSoft CardWizard 5.2+ recommended)
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows 2003 Server
- Windows Vista (32-bit versions only - see this FAQ)
- LINUX
- Limited MAC O/S - P111 only
*Windows 95 Support:
Models using CardBus controllers support OSR2 OEM (Version B/C) only - P111,
P222, P423, P424
All other models support all versions of Windows 95.
Latest Windows drivers are available for download; see the FAQ pages linked above for MAC and LINUX O/S.
DOS Support
A DOS driver suitable for some applications is available in the "Unsupported" folder on the installation CD-ROM, all documentation for this driver is supplied in a pdf format file accompanying the driver. Due to the complications of modern PC's and PCI buses, this driver is unsupported; you may use it with Elan's PSeries CardBus adapters at your own risk. No technical support can be given for this driver. Bugs may be reported by filling in the PSeries support web form
Hardware Requirements
The P-series will run with any true "IBM compatible" single processor Pentium PC or higher with PCI Bus version 2.1 or higher. (Generally machines with processors earlier than the Pentium 133 do not have PCI Bus 2.1)
We have a utility available which allows you to test BIOS support on your PC.
Multiprocessor Machines: in some systems the P-series drivers will not operate on multi-processor motherboards. This only affects systems running Windows NT4, 2000, XP or VISTA and more information is available in our troubleshooting section.
Beware! - you cannot use your P-series unit in a laptop; The P-Series drivers are designed to operate with specially designed PCI based PC-Card drives on add-in boards for desktop PC's.
You should NOT install the P-Series drivers on any other hardware platform, THEY WILL NOT WORK!
Hardware Compatibility
The P-series adapters offer a PCMCIA slot equivalent to that on a laptop PC. All models support all PCMCIA standard compliant 16-bit cards. The P111, P222 and P311 support all PCMCIA standard compliant 16-bit and 32-bit (CardBus) cards. The P416 has two slots which both support all PCMCIA standard compliant 16-bit cards; the rear slot also supports 32-bit (CardBus) cards.
PC-Card Types:
- ANY PC-Card 1997 compliant 32bit CardBus or 16bit PCMCIA card (*front slot models 16bit only)
- 802.11b/a/g Wireless LAN cards
- LAN Cards
- ATA Cards
- Serial/Modem cards
Our supported card list (PDF) indicates cards which Elan has tested with our P-series in-house.
The P-Series models are compliant with the following specifications :
- PCI Local Bus Specification Revision 2.2
- PCI Bus Power Management Interface Specification, Revision 1.1
- PCI Mobile Design Guide, Version 1.1
- Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Specification (ACPI), Revision1.0
- PC 98/99 System Design Guide
- PC Card Standard, March 1997 (formerly known as the PCMCIA Standard) (Includes PCMCIA 2.1 spec)
- Exchangeable Card Architecture (ExCA) Compatible registers mapped into Memory and IO space
- JEIDA 4.2
- 82365SL-DL Compatible register set
They have the following features :
- Supports Distributed DMA (DDMA) and PC/PCI DMA
- Supports PCI Bus Lock (/LOCK)
- Supports /SUSPEND, PCI /CLKRUN and CardBus /CCLKRUN
- LED activity indicator (front slot models)
- Pipelined Architecture allows greater than 130Mbytes/sec throughput from CardBus to PCI and from PCI to CardBus
- Supports burst transfers to maximise throughput on PCI & CardBus Bus 3.3v core logic compatible with 3.3v and 5v PCI signalling
- Supports 3.3v/5v VCC and 3.3v/5v/12v VPP to PC-Card
- Supports PC-Card or CardBus card Hot Insertion and Removal
Legacy Models
Legacy models are not in full production and may not be available from stock, please contact us for more information.
| Model | No of slots | Fits in: | Types of Card Supported | Chipset | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P416 | 2 | 1 front bay + 1 rear expansion slot | Type I, II or III | Front bay slot : 16 Bit Only Rear slot : 32 Bit |
1211/1410 |
| PMC111 | 1 | 1 PMC Mezzanine bus slot | Type I or II | 16 or 32-Bit | 1410 or 1211 |
| P115 | 1 | 1 rear expansion slot | Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P228 | 2 | 1 rear expansion slot | Two Type I or II | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P128 | 2 | 2 rear expansion slots | Two Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P113 | 1 | 1 front bay (3.5") | Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P223 | 2 | 1 front bay (3.5") | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P118 | 2 | 1 front bay (3.5") | Two Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P114 | 1 | 1 external box | Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P224 | 2 | 1 external box | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P119 | 2 | 2 external boxes | Two Type I, II or III | 16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P116 | 2 | 1 rear expansion slot and 1 front bay. | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P117 | 2 | 1 front bay, one slot internal | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
| P122 | 2 | 1 rear expansion slot, one slot internal | One Type III or Two Types I or II |
16 Bit Only | CL6729 |
