11 Jul
2012
11 Jul
'12
1:38 p.m.
On 11.07.2012 12:21, Harald Welte wrote:
Sounds good.
Regards,
Mathias
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 11:39:21AM +0200, Mathias K.
wrote:
Do you mean the x16 with full-size PCIe?
Size/Pins:
PCI Express ×1 - 25mm - 36 pins
PCI Express ×4 - 39mm - 64 pins
PCI Express ×8 - 56mm - 98 pins
PCI Express ×16 - 89mm - 164 pins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PCIExpress.jpg
Do you have done some pinout done? The x16 (full size) is a really huge as connector.
On 11.07.2012 10:26, Harald Welte wrote:
I was thinking of a full-size PCIe connector like in desktop PC use.
This allows the modems to be 90degree angle from the main board. The
miniPCIe or miniPCI connectors require the modem to be flat on top of
the base board, reducing the density and increasing PCB size of that
backplane. the core modem design is 40 x 29.8mm in size, but
that of course
excludes things like the sim card reader, or any other new components we
may add.
So it looks like the MiniPCI Express Card on this picture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MiniPCI_and_MiniPCI_Express_cards.jpg
? 
I think the
initial hurdle to get it run on the table is really high
with this kind of connector.
Well, we can always make a simple PCIe break-out board that you can plug
the modem into. That break-out could then provide you with a 2.54mm
pitch standard header. Would that work?