[Acoustics] pcmcia serial card adapters

[Keith Ging]

We recently purchased a new Rugged Notebook M220 to use with our Sontek Riversurveyor.  It has only one serial port which seems to be the trend these days.  We usually plug our GPS receiver into a second serial port to get more detailed data when working from a manned boat platform.  We would like to purchase a pcmcia serial card adapter for this laptop.  

I thought I'd try to take advantage of everyone's experience with these.  With that in mind, can I get some recommendations on a reliable one?  What have been some pitfalls using these pcmcia cards?

Thanks,


Keith Ging, P.G.,  Senior Hydrologist
River Operations
Lower Colorado River Authority
3505 Montopolis Dr,  Austin, TX  78744
Phone:  512-356-6009
Toll Free:  1-800-776-5272 ext. 6009
Fax:  512-356-6059
Email:  kging at lcra.org