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4 pcie mini card – IEI Integration ICE-DB-9S User Manual

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Figure 4-8: Express Card 54 & 34 Plug Way (Refer to

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4.2.4 PCIe Mini Card

The PCI Express Mini Card add-in card is a small size unique form factor optimized for

mobile computing platforms equipped with communication applications such as

Wireless LAN. A small footprint connector can be implemented on the carrier board

providing the ability to insert different removable PCI Express Mini Cards. Using this

approach gives the flexibility to mount an upgradeable, standardized PCI Express Mini

Card device to the carrier board without additional expenditure of a redesign. In

addition to a PCI Express x1 link and a USB 2.0 link, the PCI Express Mini Card

interface utilizes the following control and reset signals, which are provided by the

COM Express module connector rows A and B.