Introduction; Properties At A Glance - Peak PCIe-miniPCIe User Manual

PCIe-miniPCIe Adapter – User Manual
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Introduction

With the help of the PCIe-miniPCIe adapter, you can operate PCI
Express Mini and Half PCI Express Mini cards in a computer with
low profile housing. Two spacers on the plug-in card can be
appropriately positioned to attach the card in place. The adapter
includes a Mini-USB socket, a Micro-SIM card holder, as well as a
voltage supply of 1.5 V and 3.3 V for plugged PCI Express Mini
cards.
In addition to the PCAN-miniPCIe from PEAK-System, USB solutions
as well as cards for wireless communications such as WLAN,
WWAN, and WPAN can be operated via the adapter.
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Properties at a Glance

Form factor Low Profile
4-layer board with gold-plated connectors
PC plug-in card (PCIe x1) for the PCI Express slot
Suitable for operation of USB solutions and add-in cards for
wireless communication:
• WWAN (Wireless Wide Area Network, e. g. UMTS & GSM)
• WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)
• WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network, e. g. Bluetooth)
Status LEDs for power supply and state of communication
add-in cards
Mini-USB socket for operation of USB solutions
Micro-SIM card holder for operation of UMTS and GSM cards
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