Connecting To The Scsi Bus; Connector And Cable Requirements - Motorola MPMC101 User Manual

Connecting to the SCSI Bus

You are now ready to connect the adapter to the SCSI bus.
Table 2-3. Connector and Cable Requirements
Connectors
Bus Cable
Single-ended and differential SCSI devices are
!
electronically incompatible and cannot be mixed on the
same physical bus. Mixing single-ended and differential
Caution
SCSI devices on the same bus can cause permanent
damage to both the peripherals and the PCI adapter.
Cables of different impedance should not be mixed on
!
the same physical bus.
Caution
68-pin Euro style SCSI:
Shielded - external or internal cabinet
applications
Non-shielded - internal cabinet
applications only
68-conductor, flat ribbon or discrete:
Single-ended:
Type - Twisted pair only
Shielding - match with connector
Max bus length - 6 meters
Differential:
Type - twisted pair only
Shielding - match with connector
Max bus length - 25 meters
Connecting to the SCSI Bus
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