Installing the Hardware

Equipment Connections

Some connection diagrams are in the Single Board Computer

Programmer's Reference Guide.

The MVME712X transition modules and P2 adapter boards connect peripheral equipment to the MVME187 as shown in Table 3-10.

Table 3-10. Peripheral Connections

Equipment Type

Connect Through...

 

 

Console terminals, host computer

EIA-232-D serial ports on the

systems, modems, or serial printers

transition module

 

 

Parallel printers

Centronics printer port on the

 

transition module

 

 

Optional internal modems (see the

Optional modem port, replacing serial

userÕs manual for your transition

port 2 on the transition module

module for details)

 

 

 

Internal SCSI drives

Adapter board and transition module

 

 

External SCSI drives

SCSI interface connector on the

 

transition module

 

 

Ethernet connections

Ethernet port on the transition module

 

 

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Motorola MVME187 manual Equipment Connections, Peripheral Connections, Equipment Type Connect Through