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Train Operator Display

Train Operator Display (TOD)

Older train cars using Communication Based Train Control (CBTC) can benefit from our industrial compact flash temperature and vibration tested cards.

Older subway cars and trains still used host systems to control their functions.  These older systems use custom configured compact flash cards for storage of the operating system.  Due to the rugged nature of the environment, the bumps and vibrations of the tracks, the cards must endure the environmental conditions while still preserving the data.

While train builders like GE and Siemens  continue to manufacture and design new trains, older models still in use today require constant maintenance, repair and parts.

Aging host systems using older BIOS can only recognize small capacity compact flash cards.  Larger cards such as 1GB, 2GB and higher may not work in these older legacy systems.

Compact Flash cards Part Numbers:

  • PCDCF128MBI, 128MB Industrial Compact Flash Card
  • PCDCF256MBI, 256MB Industrial Compact Flash Card
  • PCDCF512MBI, 512MB Industrial Compact Flash Card

You may place your orders online at www.SSDsDirect.com to test these cards.

If you are using a custom configuration and using these compact flash cards for more than just removable data, contact [email protected] for the correct card for your application.

For additional information contact sales at SSDsDirect.com or call +1 714 881 4777 or leave a comment or question below.

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PCMCIA Cards for Phone Systems

256MB PCMCIA Type II ATA

PCMCIA Cards for Phone Systems

Many older phone systems such as Meridian, WIN, Avaya still require PCMCIA Cards to store voice mails.

These older phone systems with their limited storage capacities requires an upgrade to their storage to 256MB or 512MB PCMCIA Cards.  These cards are typically smaller cards due to the limited BIOS’ ability to recognized larger capacity cards such as 1GB or 2GB PCMCIA cards.

If you need to upgrade your storage consider part numbers PCDATA256MBI for a 256MB PCMCIA Card, or PCDATA512MBI for a 512MB PCMCIA Card.

Search and order these part numbers at www.SSDsDirect.com

Additional part numbers:

  • 16MB PCMCIA Card #PCDATA16MBI
  • 32MB PCMCIA Card #PCDATA32MBI
  • 64MB PCMCIA Card #PCDATA64MBI
  • 128MB PCMCIA Card #PCDATA128MBI

For additional information contact sales at SSDsDirect.com or post or leave a comment here.

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Industrial SD

4GB SLC SD

Industrial Carte SD Cards

Electronic assembly plants greatly benefit from industrial SLC SD cards.  When introduced in PCB assembly, product assembly, system integration and repair depot services, industrial SD cards greatly improve the performance and reduce maintenance over the life of the product.

When hardware needs to be serviced system downtime increases as does costs.  Introducing SLC SD cards into your production will greatly reduce data errors and memory failures.  SLC SD cards are temperature rated to -25C to +85C.  This wider extended temperature rating allows for greater flexibility in environmental factors.

U.S. Geological Survey equipment located in remote areas where temperatures will drop far below freezing, data integrity is important.  Protect your data and lower time between service by using SLC SD cards.

Industrial SD cards, small from factor, universal standard allows for easy portability of data.  Supporting SD mode, SPI, this 9 pin standard SD card offers 15G Vibration tested 1000G Shock performance.  USB readers can be used to download data from SD when SD card slots are not available.  Contact sales for quotes on SD card readers.

Land surveying equipment from Leica benefit from industrial SD cards.  industrial SD cards in commercial outdoor use provides the highest level of data protection available.

Public transportation, MTA authorities using industrial SD cards see greater reliability and increased up-time in equipment repair cycles.

For additional information on industrial SD cards contact sales at +1 714 881 4777, customerservice at SSDsDirect.com or post a comment or question here for a response.

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Industrial Compact Flash

16MB CF Card

Industrial Compact Flash

Industrial compact flash cards are offered in a variety of configurations.  Many users have been using this 50 pin CF card standard for many years.  However, now they may have noticed a shrinking supply of these cards available on the market today.

The market for SLC compact flash cards is shrinking as some industries transition to other formats such as Secure Digial SD cards and SLC USB drives.

Legacy equipment still in use today still require the traditional compact flash card in its multiple configuration formats.  Customers still requiring 16BM, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB or higher cards may view the complete offering of industrial compact flash cards at www.SSDsDirect.com.  If you require special configurations such as fixed bit, or UDMA contact customer service or post your request here.  If you would like to test a card for QC we urge you also post and contact customer service so a sample can be made available to you.

System builders and repair facilities still using compact flash will greatly benefit for the highly compatible chipset supported by many legacy equipment still in use today.

Oil and Gas industries still use compact flash cards in their systems for testing, data logging and data storage.  By continuing with SLC compact flash cards you can be assured your data will be safe as it has been in the past.

For those who have been using commercial grade compact flash cards we urge you test and qualify our industrial compact flash cards temperature rated at -40C to +85C, shock rating of 2000G, Vibration tested to 15G peak to peak, Altitude rated 50,000 feet.

For additional information on industrial compact flash please post your questions or comments here.

You may also e-mail customerservice at SSDsDirect.com for more information.

 

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PCMCIA ATA Type II PC Cards

PCMCIA Memory Cards

Having trouble locating compatible cards?

Review the selection at www.SSDsDirect.com.  Offering the latest in PCMCIA cards from 16MB to 64GB.

If you are looking to replace an older Sandisk, SiliconSystems or Kingston PCMCIA cards let the experts at www.SSDsDirect.com help you.  With over 15 years experience in the flash memory market our memory experts are ready to assist you to find the correct PCMCIA card for you.

Older legacy equipment is predisposed to smaller capacities cards such as 16MB, 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB.

If you have already tested and found new PCMCIA cards to be incompatible with you hardware then let us suggest you visit www.PCcardsDirect.com.  This site still offers older Sandisk PCMCIA cards in 8MB, 10MB, 48MB, 110MB, 220MB and 1200MB capacities:

Sandisk SDP3B-8-201-80

Sandisk SDP3B-10-201-80

Sandisk SDP3B-48-201-80

Sandisk SDP3B-110-201-80

Sandisk SDP3B-220-201-80

Sandisk SDP3B-1200-201-80

The unique Sandisk controller used during production of these cards make these cards very difficult to replace.

Another consideration is if you require industrial or commercial versions of these cards.

Industrial PCMCIA cards are temperature rated to -40°C~+85°C.  Shock rated to 1500G and vibration test to 15G.

Commercial PCMCIA cards are temperature rated to 0°C~+70°C.

Additional source of  information on PCMCIA cards can be viewed at www.PCcardsDirect.com/blog

For additional information on PCMCIA cards post your comment or question here.

 

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Sandisk PCMCIA

sdp3bi-16-201-80
Sandisk SDP3BI-16-201-80

Still using Sandisk PCMCIA SDP3BI-16-201-80, 16MB PCMCIA ATA Type II ATA cards?

As you may know these Sandisk PCMCIA cards are no longer available. Kingston and SiliconSystems PCMCIA cards have also been discontined.  Industrial grade industrial temperature cards are getting more and more difficult to locate due the the scarcity of SLC flash.

Industrial temperature rated cards are rated at -40C to +85C.

Commercial temperature rated cards are rated at 0c to +70C.

Industrial temperature cards, extended or wide temperature cards as they are know as too use SLC flash to achieve these higher specifications for temperature and read/write speeds.

Error correction is also common on these industrial cards along withe wear leveling.

Sandisk PCMCIA cards were the standard in industrial manufacturing for data storage and portability.  Using a proprietary chipset engineers wrote code that sometimes would only be recognized by the Sandisk cards.  As these cards are no longer available as new (See http://www.pccardsdirect.com/products/sandisk.php#FlashDisk for a list of used Sandisk cards still available as pulls on the market today) we recommend you test new alternative Sandisk PCMCIA cards from manufacturers such as www.PCcardsDirect.com.

These newly designed PCMCIA cards have a shock rating of 1500G shock and vibration rating of 20G and includes algorithms for wear leveling for longer life cycles.  These industrial cards include a 5 year warranty as well.

68 pin dual row PCMCIA cards are still the preferred standard of the military.  US military aircraft sill use PCMCIA cards to transfer and store data aboard the aircraft.  A variety of land base vehicles also use PCMCIA cards including tanks.

Purchasing samples to test is always a good idea.  In most cases you can return the samples in 30 days after testing.  Check with the customer service department prior to purchasing to review the return policy.

For additional information on PCMCIA cards contact customer service or post your questions and comments.