Re: [Xylo-SDR] Teamspeak FPGA discussion-Have we paintedourselvesinto a corner? Boxed ourselves in?

["Eric Ellison" <ecellison@comcast.net>]

Steve

Well for certain the jury is still out on the subject. Obviously there are a
number of very well considered objections, on the PCI passive backplane, as
well as some unanswered questions.

I really like my Aria enclosures and mini-itx MB flamethrowers. It would be
what I would buy for this project if we were going PCI and passive
backplane. However, any ATX enclosure would work.


http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=15130


Actually the EuroBuss connector backplane we invented is well condidered and
designed, And really has only 2 parts that need to be inventoried and
sourced -> the ATX connector and the board itself. The Rose+Bopla enclosure
can be ordered in $100 dollar quantities and cut to size so is almost 'off
the shelf', although aluminum backplate is going to have to be custom. 

Eric
 





-----Original Message-----
From: xylo-sdr-bounces@lists.ae5k.us [mailto:xylo-sdr-bounces@lists.ae5k.us]
On Behalf Of Steve Nance
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 10:00 AM
To: 'Xylo-SDR Discussion'
Subject: Re: [Xylo-SDR] Teamspeak FPGA discussion-Have we
paintedourselvesinto a corner? Boxed ourselves in?

Eric,

I think your points are well taken about buying off the shelf. Do you have
model number's and URL(s) for the latest enclosure you found (Aria I think)?

73,
Steve - K5FR
 

-----Original Message-----
From: xylo-sdr-bounces@lists.ae5k.us [mailto:xylo-sdr-bounces@lists.ae5k.us]
On Behalf Of Eric Ellison
Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2006 8:14 AM
To: 'Xylo-SDR Discussion'
Subject: Re: [Xylo-SDR] Teamspeak FPGA discussion -Have we
paintedourselvesinto a corner? Boxed ourselves in?

Edson et.al

Yes, that has come out in discussion, as well as mfg costs, and is it's
deathknell.

I did consider and do a lot of searching on almost all other 'off the shelf'
busses (actually passive backplanes) including Memory busses/connectors,
Mini-PCI, PCI-X, PC-104, 22/44 etc. 

As Helmut pointed out, most of the new PCI specifications are not quite "Off
the shelf" friendly $.
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