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Micro SD vs SD?

jmspaggijmspaggi Posts: 629
edited 2010-08-05 15:00 in Propeller 1
Hi all,

I ordered my SD card (32GB) on NCIX.ca, and my SD card ready at Parallax and just received this last one today....

But it's not an SD card reader! It's a Micro-SD card reader. So my SD card don't feet in it.

So I have 3 questions:
- Is it possible to find a SD to Micro-SD adapter somewhere?
- Is it possible to find a 32GB Micro-SD somewhere?
- Is it possible to find a SD card reader for Prop (not Micro-SD)?

Any of those 3 will solve my issue, but so far, I'm stuck with a card which can't feet into my reader [noparse]:([/noparse]

By the way, there is Micro-SD and Micro-SDHC. Are the 2 working on the prop?

Thanks,

JM

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  • Dr_AculaDr_Acula Posts: 5,484
    edited 2010-08-04 13:59
    You can get a little adaptor. I bought some micro SD cards recently and they came with free adaptors. So now I can program either using the micro or the standard programmer, and can use either micro or standard sized sd cards in my projects.

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  • jmspaggijmspaggi Posts: 629
    edited 2010-08-04 14:03
    Hi Dr,

    My issue is the oposite [noparse];)[/noparse]

    I have the big card and the small plug. all the adaptors I found are to convert small cards to feet large plugs.

    I searched ebay, google, paypal with no success so far [noparse]:([/noparse]

    JM

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  • jmspaggijmspaggi Posts: 629
    edited 2010-08-04 14:08
    Ok. I just found that: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27001

    This is what I'm looking for. The issue with dealextreme.com is that it takes 2 weeks to receive the order [noparse]:([/noparse] So I will continue to search for something faster [noparse];)[/noparse]

    JM

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  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2010-08-04 14:09
    I don't think they make a regular SD to micro adapter; it would be pretty awkward. You can get full sized SD sockets; Parallax has a kit (which involves soldering some smt resistors, beware) and Brian at ucontroller.com has one which he sells with the SD socket and SMT resistors already installed.
  • Toby SeckshundToby Seckshund Posts: 2,027
    edited 2010-08-04 14:20
    Dr_A

    The SD card reader that you showed on your picture is the sane as one that I got from a £1 shop here in the UK. It just goes to show how the cheap Chinese manurfacturing machine is all powerfull, and trampling.

    I have never seen a converter from "big" SD to mico SD, just the other way as you have.

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  • max72max72 Posts: 1,155
    edited 2010-08-04 14:52
    Hi, probably you mixed up the following Parallax items:
    32312 AND 32313
    One is for micro SD, while the other is for regular SD.
    Check also www.gadgetgangster.com and ucontroller.com. They both have SD adapters. SDHC are the bigger cards (> 2 Gb). If you use a recent driver you'll have no problem.

    Massimo
  • jmspaggijmspaggi Posts: 629
    edited 2010-08-04 14:58
    I just bought the SD reader from uController, and also the SD to Mini-SD adapter I send the link at the beginning [noparse];)[/noparse] Also, I will buy a mini-SD to my local start today.

    That way, I will have all the readers formats, all the cards formats, and all the adapters formats! No more issues! [noparse];)[/noparse]

    The only sad thing is that I will not be able to "play" with all of that today as expected [noparse]:([/noparse]

    My SD Card is 32GB, does it mean it's automatically a SDHC? There is nothing specified in it. Also, I will us Kye's driver, which is very recent. I hope what will work...

    JM

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  • Dave HeinDave Hein Posts: 6,347
    edited 2010-08-04 15:07
    You could purchase a smaller 2G uSD card just to get started.· They are relatively inexpensive, and should be available from a local store.
  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2010-08-04 18:41
    Yes - all cards (SD or microSD) over 4GB are SDHC. It's a different file system, the smaller cards use FAT16, bigger cards use FAT32. SDHC works with the prop.

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  • soshimososhimo Posts: 215
    edited 2010-08-05 05:00
    localroger said...
    I don't think they make a regular SD to micro adapter; it would be pretty awkward. You can get full sized SD sockets; Parallax has a kit (which involves soldering some smt resistors, beware) and Brian at ucontroller.com has one which he sells with the SD socket and SMT resistors already installed.

    Actually they do make them. Check out the attached picture. [noparse]:)[/noparse] It came with a micro sd card I ordered from amazon about a year ago.
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  • jmspaggijmspaggi Posts: 629
    edited 2010-08-05 11:06
    Hi Soshimo,

    This is a Micro-SD to SD adapter. Not a SD to Micro-SD. What we was looking for was a way to pu a regular SD card into a Micro-SD slot.

    Look at this link: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27001

    JM

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  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2010-08-05 14:51
    Interesting find, jmspaggi. Obviously someone did think it was worth making, but I'd think it might be impractical in a lot of real-world situations.
  • jmspaggijmspaggi Posts: 629
    edited 2010-08-05 15:00
    I totaly agree [noparse];)[/noparse] Not much practical.

    But less expensive to buy that than another SD card. Also, "big" SDs are usually bigger (GB) than MicroSD...

    So now, I ordered one SD reader, one Micro-SD ready, one SD card, one Micro SD card, one MicroSD to SD adapter and one SD to MicroSD adapter.

    That way, I can try all the configurations [noparse];)[/noparse]

    JM

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