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PCI Bus Interface

PCI Bus Interface

PCI Bus Interface

(OP)
Hi! I am thinking of re-inventing the wheel. Trying to build my own PCI interface module with a single channel flash type ADC to send data to PC at very high rate. Any suggestions to follow? Thanks in advance. Zahid

RE: PCI Bus Interface

My suggestion is "think twice". What reason(s) could you have for redesigning something that already exists in chip form? Unless you're making a custom product that requires functionality not provided off the shelf or you plan to make a million of these things, reinventing the wheel doesn't really serve a purpose.

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: PCI Bus Interface

(OP)
Thanks dear for the respose. Its a customized design. Want to have my own board to be plugged into PCI bus of PC. How to proceed?

RE: PCI Bus Interface

FPGA or similar, VHDL or similar, OpenCore or similar.

I've never done this type of work before, but I sit next to someone that sits next to someone that has designed such a project.

RE: PCI Bus Interface

Just find a USB 3.0 device that you can use. Surely you can't need more than 5Gb/s.

Keith Cress
kcress - http://www.flaminsystems.com

RE: PCI Bus Interface

Again, I see no need to re-invent the wheel. You have made no argument towards needing to re-invent, so use what's already available in silicon. Unless you're trying to pinch pennies because you're making a million of them, whatever time you spend trying to work it out will more than overshadow the cost of a COTS solution. Most VHDL language vendors have PCI libraries ready to synthesize, so why fight it?

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: PCI Bus Interface

(OP)
Mac. dear the argument I have in my support is to have a customized solution for a single channel data input to PC at high rate. I really like USB 3.0 idea and also working on it. But how much is involved in my original requirement?

RE: PCI Bus Interface

Needing a high-speed, single-channel input to a PC is not a supportive argument to a custom-rolled PCI bridge any more than driving fast is a requirement for putting together a Ferrari from individual parts. You buy the Ferrari pre-assembled because it will cost you less in time & tools... same with the PCI solution. The fact that USB is an option you're considering supports that... you don't need a custom PCI, you simply need fast data transfer.

Buy off the shelf components/ICs/IP and spend your extra time at the local bar...

Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com

RE: PCI Bus Interface

(OP)
Thanks Mac. you almost convinced me. By the way, I donot go to the bars. Thanks dear once again.

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