[Soekris] Questions about net5501

[Matthew Kaufman]

Answering my own questions from a few weeks back in case anyone looking 
at the archive wants to know the answer...

Matthew Kaufman wrote:
> I sent mail directly to Soekris regarding these, but rather than wait 
> for my answer I thought I might ask the list for other expert opinions:
>
> 1) For my application, I need to put a 4-channel (4 in, 4 out at 96 kHz) 
> PCI digital audio card (specifically, the M-Audio Delta 44) on the PCI 
> connector. It is a full-sized PCI card, 3.3v-capable with an ICE1712 
> chip on it. Is it likely that the net5501 will work with this card? Will 
> it fit in the standard case?
>
>   
The M-Audio Delta 44 (3.3v version) successfully plugs in and captures 
and plays audio when plugged into a net5501-70. It fits just fine in the 
standard net5501 case.
> 2) For my application, I also need a few bits of TTL I/O. Is the GPIO 
> connector suitable for this? Is there a convenient way to get those pins 
> to an external connector on the standard case?
>
>   
The standard case has no extra ports to get the GPIO pins in or out, but 
a 20-pin ribbon connector can be mated to something like a 25-pin D 
connector and a hole punched in the front of the case to mount it. I 
haven't actually put this together yet, but I believe it will work.

Matthew Kaufman