Hello, new member here. I tried to solve my problem, and searching led here. I hope someone can help.
I service computer-controlled industrial equipment. The controllers are usually proprietary hardware and software, though sometimes based on common PC hardware. A customer's machine controller has a PCMCIA slot to accept a memory card, seen by the OS as a hard-disk. It works well, but requires opening the electrical cabinet to access the card and exchange it with a card with a different file on it.
I want to mount an external card slot, accessible from the outside of the machine, so it is quicker and safer to change cards. This will also protect the built-in card slot, which is mounted on an expensive circuit board. I've looked for an "extension" cable, with a male connector on one end and a female on the other end. The length would need to be about 15", I estimate. I haven't been able to find anything that will work. Does anyone know of such a device, or even if individual parts exist where I could make my own? Thank you for any help you can offer.
I service computer-controlled industrial equipment. The controllers are usually proprietary hardware and software, though sometimes based on common PC hardware. A customer's machine controller has a PCMCIA slot to accept a memory card, seen by the OS as a hard-disk. It works well, but requires opening the electrical cabinet to access the card and exchange it with a card with a different file on it.
I want to mount an external card slot, accessible from the outside of the machine, so it is quicker and safer to change cards. This will also protect the built-in card slot, which is mounted on an expensive circuit board. I've looked for an "extension" cable, with a male connector on one end and a female on the other end. The length would need to be about 15", I estimate. I haven't been able to find anything that will work. Does anyone know of such a device, or even if individual parts exist where I could make my own? Thank you for any help you can offer.