Re: [APML] sprint scan connectivity

["Bert Katzung" <katzung1@attbi.com>]

Hi Philip:
Thanks-your explanation make very good sense!
Bert

Bert Katzung
katzung1@attbi.com
www.astronomy-images.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip Perkins" <philip@astrocruise.com>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] sprint scan connectivity


> Bert,
>
> The two connectors are identical electrically - they do the same
> thing.  They provide different physical connectors just to provide
> diversity I think, that's all.  The terminator switch applies equally to
> both connectors.  For example if the 35 Plus is at the end of the chain
> than you can connect to either connector - it makes no difference.  If the
> 35 Plus is in the middle of the chain you just connect both connectors and
> it doesn't matter which one goes where.  Just set the terminator switch
> appropriately in each case.
>
> I have owned my 35 Plus for 5 years and have tried all these things so I
> can assure you that this is the way it works.  To the best of my knowledge
> this applies to any other SCSI device that has different physical
> connectors - they both do the same thing electrically - inside the device
> there is a simple loop-through with the terminating resistors in the
middle.
>
> --Philip
>
>
> At 15:31 09/03/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >So the terminator switch on the back of the SS35+ applies to the 25 pin D
> >connector directly below it and not to the 50 pin Centronics connector?
> >Bert
>
>
> Philip Perkins - philip@astrocruise.com
> Wiltshire UK & Luberon France
> Astrocruise - http://www.astrocruise.com
>
>
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