| Theory
Theoretically, it's possible to make one. But first, let's take
a look at the PCMCIA white paper (www.pc-card.com/pccardstandard.htm)
and the PDF file for the CompactFlash standard (http://www.ssti.com/products/48cfxxx.html).
Obviously, the CompactFlash connector has fewer contacts than a
PC card but the required contacts are there. This indicates that
building a PCMCIA to CF slot converter is possible.
It will work like Ultra SCSI 2 or FAST SCSI but the data width
is halved. So, the data transfer rate will be about half but it
will still functional. The PC card and CompactFlash pins are
listed in the table below :-
|
PCMICA
|
CF
|
PIN
|
|
CF
|
PCMICA
|
PIN
|
|
1
|
1
|
GND
|
|
1
|
1
|
GND
|
|
2
|
2
|
D3
|
|
2
|
2
|
D3
|
|
3
|
3
|
D4
|
|
3
|
3
|
D4
|
|
4
|
4
|
D5
|
|
4
|
4
|
D5
|
|
5
|
5
|
D6
|
|
5
|
5
|
D6
|
|
6
|
6
|
D7
|
|
6
|
6
|
D7
|
|
7
|
7
|
CE1#
|
|
7
|
7
|
CE1#
|
|
8
|
8
|
A10
|
|
8
|
8
|
A10
|
|
9
|
9
|
0E#
|
|
9
|
9
|
0E#
|
|
10
|
|
A11
|
|
10
|
11
|
A9
|
|
11
|
10
|
A9
|
|
11
|
12
|
A8
|
|
12
|
11
|
A8
|
|
12
|
22
|
A7
|
|
13
|
|
A13
|
|
13
|
17
|
Vcc
|
|
14
|
|
A14
|
|
14
|
23
|
A6
|
|
15
|
40
|
WE#
|
|
15
|
24
|
A5
|
|
16
|
39
|
READY
|
|
16
|
25
|
A4
|
|
17
|
13
|
Vcc
|
|
17
|
26
|
A3
|
|
18
|
|
Vpp1
|
|
18
|
27
|
A2
|
|
19
|
|
A16
|
|
19
|
28
|
A1
|
|
20
|
|
A15
|
|
20
|
29
|
A0
|
|
21
|
|
A12
|
|
21
|
30
|
D0
|
|
22
|
12
|
A7
|
|
22
|
31
|
D1
|
|
23
|
14
|
A6
|
|
23
|
32
|
D2
|
|
24
|
15
|
A5
|
|
24
|
33
|
WP
|
|
25
|
16
|
A4
|
|
25
|
36
|
CD1#
|
|
26
|
17
|
A3
|
|
26
|
35
|
GND
|
|
27
|
18
|
A2
|
|
27
|
37
|
D11
|
|
28
|
19
|
A1
|
|
28
|
38
|
D12
|
|
29
|
20
|
A0
|
|
29
|
39
|
D13
|
|
30
|
21
|
D0
|
|
30
|
40
|
D14
|
|
31
|
22
|
D1
|
|
31
|
41
|
D15
|
|
32
|
23
|
D2
|
|
32
|
42
|
CE2#
|
|
33
|
24
|
WP
|
|
33
|
43
|
VS1#
|
|
34
|
|
GND
|
|
34
|
44
|
RSRVD
|
|
35
|
26
|
GND
|
|
35
|
45
|
RSRVD
|
|
36
|
25
|
CD1#
|
|
36
|
46
|
A17
|
|
37
|
27
|
D11
|
|
37
|
47
|
A18
|
|
38
|
28
|
D12
|
|
38
|
52
|
Vpp2
|
|
39
|
29
|
D13
|
|
39
|
16
|
READY
|
|
40
|
30
|
D14
|
|
40
|
15
|
WE#
|
|
41
|
31
|
D15
|
|
41
|
58
|
RESET
|
|
42
|
32
|
CE2#
|
|
42
|
59
|
WAIT#
|
|
43
|
33
|
VS1#
|
|
43
|
60
|
RSRVD
|
|
44
|
34
|
RSRVD
|
|
44
|
61
|
REG#
|
|
45
|
35
|
RSRVD
|
|
45
|
62
|
BVD2
|
|
46
|
36
|
A17
|
|
46
|
63
|
BVD1
|
|
47
|
37
|
A18
|
|
47
|
64
|
D8
|
|
48
|
|
A19
|
|
48
|
65
|
D9
|
|
49
|
|
A20
|
|
49
|
66
|
D10
|
|
50
|
|
A21
|
|
50
|
67
|
CD2#
|
|
51
|
|
Vcc
|
|
|
10
|
A11
|
|
52
|
38
|
Vpp2
|
|
|
13
|
A13
|
|
53
|
|
A22
|
|
|
14
|
A14
|
|
54
|
|
A23
|
|
|
18
|
Vpp1
|
|
55
|
|
A24
|
|
|
19
|
A16
|
|
56
|
|
A25
|
|
|
20
|
A15
|
|
57
|
|
VS2#
|
|
|
21
|
A12
|
|
58
|
41
|
RESET
|
|
|
34
|
GND
|
|
59
|
42
|
WAIT#
|
|
|
48
|
A19
|
|
60
|
43
|
RSRVD
|
|
|
49
|
A20
|
|
61
|
44
|
REG#
|
|
|
50
|
A21
|
|
62
|
45
|
BVD2
|
|
|
51
|
Vcc
|
|
63
|
46
|
BVD1
|
|
|
53
|
A22
|
|
64
|
47
|
D8
|
|
|
54
|
A23
|
|
65
|
48
|
D9
|
|
|
55
|
A24
|
|
66
|
49
|
D10
|
|
|
56
|
A25
|
|
67
|
50
|
CD2#
|
|
|
57
|
VS2#
|
|
68
|
|
GND
|
|
|
68
|
GND
|
Editor : From what I understand, you should match the
CompactFlash pins with the appropriate PCMCIA pins in order for
the connector to work. Use the table above as a guide when you
connect the appropriate pins together. |
