Anyone got any ideas on how I could go about creating a CFexpress Type B card reader expansion card for the Framework Laptop 16? Type B cards have been a common standard for higher end mobile cameras, and it would be nice to have one like the SD card reader.
CFexpress Type B cards are significantly bigger than SD cards, and the SD card reader barely fits in the expansion card slot. I’m not sure how that would work.
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You’d probably have to have such a reader extend below the laptop. There is a little bit of space as long as you place the laptop on a flat surface due to the rubber feet.
Probably not enough space for the card reader, plus the PCB it needs to be mounted on, plus a bit of padding between the PCB and the buttom of the laptop, plus at least a small outer shell for robustness and shielding.
I suppose there aren’t likely to be through-hole mounted sockets so will all require sitting on a wider PCB.
Honestly, I would be fine with it bulging out a bit, the conscience really just comes from being able to attach it and not having to plug another device in everytime I move around. And it gives a lot of flexibility if I want to use it on my lap instead of a table.
it could be an expansion bay module, and you could also support cfast and cfx type a as well, and maybe an internal m.2 2230 if you were clever with the packaging
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