Question GPIO PCI card ?

[Konan1024]

The title says it. Anybody know of a PCI card that gives an interface like a Raspberry PI GPIO? Not necessarily a clone or a copy, (although that would be great) but just some way to control the outside world with a system having more horsepower than a Pi. I have found a very few that have some minor capability, but almost all are for Windows only. On these you are dependent on the drivers that might be offered with the card and they are invariably worthless, if they work at all. Or even if they install, which most don't . They give absolutely no information about the card itself so writing a driver is impossible.

Even a USB connected interface would be usable, although not as slick as an internal card.

Anybody?

 

[Ralston18]

Just for clarity - this Raspberry PI GPIO?

https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/physical-computing/1

Windows/Microsoft does support GPIO.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/gpio/gpio-driver-support-overview

Perhaps this product that uses a USB interface (not a product endorsement or recommendation):

https://botland.store/stm32-microco...io-interface-for-pc-and-mac-635648608426.html

Search for other products using "GPIO cards for Windows". Then revise the search criteria as necessary to narrow down product requirements and options.

 

[Konan1024]

Just for clarity - this Raspberry PI GPIO?

Windows/Microsoft does support GPIO.

Perhaps this product that uses a USB interface (not a product endorsement or recommendation):

Search for other products using "GPIO cards for Windows". Then revise the search criteria as necessary to narrow down product requirements and options.

No, not a Raspberry Pi GPIO. I have a boxful of PI's for that use. I was thinking of a GPIO equivalent on a PCI card that can be plugged into a tower with some horsepower. Trying to use a PI-4 for heavy lifting is a case in frustration - jams the cores to max and also almost makes the heat sink glow.

From my extensive searching, what I am looking for apparently doesn't exist beyond some enterprise kit that is unbelievably expensive. And comes with a subscription for the drivers.

Even a USB connected breakout would be usable, especially for I2C connections. Have a couple and am exploring that but the speed of the serial connections are such that a PI might as well be used.

But not for Windows. Haven't used it or had one since 98 was a big deal.

 

[hotaru.hino]

Honestly you're better off rolling out your own thing using a microcontroller board that has a mode where it can accept serial data over USB. Anything that would be pluggable into a PC would be pretty much the same thing anyway.