PCMCIA Interface Card Specification

The PCMCIA-CDROM is a low cost solution that brings CDROM-capability to existing entry-point notebooks and Desktops with PCMCIA Card Drives.

• General
• Hardware Specifications
• Software Specifications

GENERAL

• System Requirements:
  • Lap-tops, notebooks, or any portables with a PCMCIA slot which can read a PCMCIA Type II card
  • 2MB RAM or above
  • MS DOS or PC DOS version 5.0 and above
  • Windows 3.1 or above
• Use with CD420P external CD ROM drive
• Needs a 100-240VAC universal power supply

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS

• Supply Voltage Requirement (Loading): 5 Volt 0.5 Volt
• Current Consumption (Typical.): 16.5 0.25 mA
• Clocks Frequency: 20 KHz
• Signal Input Level: 2.4 Volt (min.)
• Signal Output Level: 2.8 Volt (min.)

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS

• PCMCIA Manager S/W Support: any card services or socket services that are compliant to PCMCIA ver 2.1 or higher
• PCMCIA-CDROM S/W driver: CTPM.EXE, SBPCCIDE.SYS