XPRS line of products
1. Introduction
ARS Technologies’ XPRS line of products allows handling of peripheral cards outside of a computer system, through a cable.
There are 2 sides of the connection:
- peripheral side - where the PCI / PCI Express / CardBus / ExpressCard / cPCIe / PXIe card(s) are mounted
- host side - mounted to the laptop / notebook system
On the host side the products featured are:
- XPRS-HOST-EC - mounted in a notebook system
On the peripheral side the products featured are:
- XPRS-PCI-X1 - allows mounting of a single PCI card
- XPRS-PCI-X3 - allows mounting of up to 3 PCI cards
- XPRS-PX-X1 - allows mounting of a single PCI Express -x1 card
- XPRS-PX-X16 - allows mounting of a single PCI Express -x1 or -x16 card
- XPRS-cPCIe - allows mounting of a Compact PCI Express or PXI Express card
We have discontinued these products:
- XPRS-HOST-DT - mounted in a desktop system
- XPRS-EC - allows mounting of an ExpressCard type34 or type54 card
2. Host side - requirements of the systems
Host card comes as a kit which include the card, cables and other accessories - if needed.
The laptop / notebook system has to have an ExpressCard slot - type34 or type54, on order to use XPRS-HOST-EC .
Information on ExpressCard interface and form-factor is available on this link .
A web search with the search term - laptop computer with expresscard, will show lots of choices. The results include refurbished standard (Windows/Linux) PC laptop/notebook systems.
3. Using PCI cards
We offer 2 products - for handling a single PCI card, and for handling of multiple, up to 3 PCI cards.
If you got a single PCI card you can use - XPRS-PCI-X1
If you want to handle multiple PCI cards you can use - XPRS-PCI-X3 , which allow using of up to 3 PCI cards.
4. Using PCI Express cards
We offer 2 products for handling a single PCI Express card of the type -x1 and -16 .
If you got a single PCI Express -x1 card you can use - XPRS-PX-X1
If you want to handle PCI Express -x16 card you can use - XPRS-PX-X16 . The same card allow using also PCI Express -x1 or -x4 or -x8 cards.
5. Using Compact PCI Express / PXI Express card
If you have a Compact PCI Express or PXI Express card you can use - XPRS-cPCIe
6. Discontinued
If you have a PCMCIA CardBus card we did offer - XPRS-CB
If you have an ExpressCard card we did offer - XPRS-EC
8. Ordering
For handling of PCI card(s):
- if having a single card, click on - XPRS-PCI-X1 .
- if having multiple cards, click on - XPRS-PCI-X3 .
For handling of a PCI Express card:
- if having a -x1 card, click on - XPRS-PX-X1 .
- if having -x16 card, click on - XPRS-PX-X16 .
For handling of a Compact PCI Express or PXI Express card, click on - XPRS-cPCIe .
The above listed product pages include the host card and accessories - power supplies, enclosures.
In general you can place an order online on our web site, pay by credit card, and the order will be shipped to you.
We offer also ways of payment by - bank transfer in US dollars, and possibly by bank transfer in Euros.
You can get estimated pricing on our web site when you select a product and go to checkout . Based on your address , shipping service, and total weight you can get an estimation of the shipping fee - before submitting a payment information.
Normally we ship by carriers like - UPS of Fed-Ex.
We can arrange shipping by post office air mail for reducing of the shipping fee - if you assume the delay in delivery and the risk of loss.