Motorola MVME187 manual SCSI Bus Termination, Storage and the Real-Time Clock, Bugps Return

Models: MVME187

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SCSI Bus Termination

System Considerations

SCSI Bus Termination

The MVME187 provides SCSI terminator power through a 1- amp fuse (F1) located on the P2 adapter board. The fuse is socketed. If the fuse is blown, the SCSI devices may not operate or may function erratically.

When the P2 adapter board is used with an MVME712M and the SCSI bus is connected to the MVME712M, the green LED (DS2) on the MVME712M front panel lights when there is SCSI terminator power. If the LED flickers during SCSI bus operation, the fuse should be checked.

Because this board has no provision for SCSI termination, you must ensure that the SCSI bus is terminated properly. If you use a P2 Adapter, the adapter has sockets (R1, R2, R3) for terminating the SCSI lines using three 8-pin SIP resistor networks.

Storage and the Real-Time Clock

For storage of this product, be sure the RTC is put into the power save mode. This will extend the life of the battery contained in this part. To put the part into the power save mode, use the PS command of the debugger. For example:

187-Bug>ps <Return>

(Clock is in Battery Save mode)

187-Bug>

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