[a]
[b)
Fig. 2.4 SCSI termination on the rear of the LS-10E scanner
Terminaison SCSI iI I'arrieredu scanner LS-10E
SCSI-AbschluB an der Ruckseite des
Scanners LS-10E
2-3 Terminating the SCSI Chain
The SCSI chain is an electrical bus connecting two or more devices. It is critical that this bus be correctly terminated for the SCSI peripherals to work properly.
Termination is an electronics term that applies to the impedance found at both ends of the bus. The electrical signals on the SCSI bus are changing rapidly between their digital " on " and " off" states . To minimize noise, a terminator is placed at each end of the bus . The effects of this termination may be subtle, but are critical.
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Incorrect SCSI termination can cause unpredictable errors.
Typically, the computer sits as one end of the SCSI bus. Assuming this is the case, the SCSI controller in the computer has to be terminated .
If another SCSI peripheral shares this SCSI bus, it also has to be terminated . If additional SCSI devices sit on the bus in between the two end SCSI devices, these devices can NOT be terminated . Only two terminated devices can reside on the SCSI bus, one at each end.
Terminating an LS-10E
The
[a]SCSI connectors
[b]TERM . PWR. switch
[c]SCSI terminator
Term. Power Switch
If the
If it is not so supplied, always turn on the switch . ON: Supplies SCSI
OFF: Stops supplying SCSI
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