From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Oct 24 23:21:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id XAA25081 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:21:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA25067 for ; Thu, 24 Oct 1996 23:21:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id PAA18255; Fri, 25 Oct 1996 15:50:49 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199610250620.PAA18255@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Setting up an actively terminated SCSI chain. To: rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com (Rodney W. Grimes) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 15:50:48 +0930 (CST) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au, hardware@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199610250528.WAA09322@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> from "Rodney W. Grimes" at Oct 24, 96 10:28:36 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Rodney W. Grimes stands accused of saying: > > All correct except for one small detail, also make sure the baracuda is > suppling termination power on it's own. It is best to have the term > power supplied by the closests device since term power over the scsi > cable will invariable have noise on it caused by mutual induction > and capacitative coupling in the cable itself. Heh, I must be getting better then 8) I answered that one in some follow-on mail on the subject - I should have mentioned it up front. Personally though I'd have been more worried about the inductance of the relatively thin wire in the ribbon than mutual inductance, given that there are ground conductors either side of TERMPWR. Regardless, it's the best way to go. > Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[