Local Bus Data Transfers

Local Bus Description

This section describes the use of the VXI backplane Local bus. The

HP E1429B digitizer uses the Local bus for high-speed (80 MBytes/second) data transfers between two or more devices installed in adjacent mainframe slots.

The Local bus is a set of 12 signal lines on the backplane P2 connector. The Local bus is segmented such that each device with Local bus capability has two interfaces, one to each of the modules in the physically adjacent slots. A device may connect the bus segments together, or connect to each segment independently. Figure 3-14 shows how the lines are used by the

HP E1429B digitizer.

Figure 3-14. Local Bus Signal Line Definitions

Data flows left to right over the Local bus through adjacent slots. The following signal levels are allowed on the bus:

Analog low: ±5.5V, 50Ω

medium: ±16.0V, 500 mA

high: ±42.0V, 500 mA

Digital TTL: -0.5V to +5.5V, 200 mA

ECL: -5.46V to 0.0V, 50 mA

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