how do i make a PCI card?

Question

i've got a few ideas for peripherial cards for PCI, PCI-E, but don't know where to go from here.

Any ideas, links, email?

Thanks.

Answer 1

First, you need a boatload of money.

Ask around your hardware engineering friends and find the names of a couple of contract design companies in the area. Then go and visit them. You don't have to tell them specifically what you have in mind until you're ready to work with them. And even before you tell them, you need to have them sign a non-disclosure agreement to keep your ideas private.

They'll take it from there. They'll do a design, have the printed circuit boards fabricated, and have the components installed. You can also contract with them to test it once it's done.

When it's working, they should hand over to you all the design documents and prototypes - everything you paid for.

Getting it into production is going to take some footwork (sales) on your part. You'll need to find a company with good sales and manufacturing departments and have them sell it as part of their product line while sending you royalties as payment.

Rake it in as fast as you can, because if it's a good idea, someone else will figure out how to do it faster, better, and with more bells and whistles leaving your version in the dust.

Answer 2

Designing your own computer component?


It takes more than just ideas, links or e-mails.

I don't even know how you make one unless you custom order a PCB from somewhere with the PCI or PCI-e pinouts and the required circuits already imbedded in the PCB. You couldn't just "Make" your own PCI card.

Then you would have to write your own drivers for that device. Which is not easy.

Answer 3

I salute your incentive, however, people do not make PCI boards.
They are made by some very expensive robotic manufacturing devices.

regards,
Philip T

Answer 4

I'd start by getting a PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering.

Answer 5

Hi. You should start with the basics, but PCIe is probably the way to go. http://www.directron.com/expressguide.html