Motorola MVME1X7P manual Local Resources, Scsi Interface, Programmable Tick Timers

Models: MVME1X7P

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Programming Issues

SCSI Interface

The MVME167P and MVME177P single-board computers provide for mass storage subsystems through the industry-standard SCSI bus. These subsystems may include hard and floppy disk drives, streaming tape drives, and other mass storage devices. The SCSI interface is implemented using the NCR 53C710 SCSI I/O controller.

Support functions for the 53C710 are provided by the PCCchip2 ASIC. Refer to the 53C710 user’s guide and to Chapter 3, PCCchip2 for detailed programming information.

SCSI Termination

It is important that the SCSI bus be properly terminated at both ends.

Sockets for terminators are provided on the P2 or LCP2 adapter board. If the SCSI bus ends at the adapter board, termination resistors must be installed on the adapter board. +5V power to the SCSI bus TERM power line and termination resistors is supplied through a fuse located on the adapter board (in the case of the MVME167P) or through a fuse on the MVME712 series transition module and a diode on the adapter board (in the case of the MVME177P).

Local Resources

The MVME167P and MVME177P single-board computers include many resources for the local processor. These include tick timers, software- programmable hardware interrupts, a watchdog timer, and a local bus timeout.

Programmable Tick Timers

Four 32-bit programmable tick timers with 1μs resolution are available: two in the VMEchip2 ASIC and two in the PCCchip2 ASIC. The tick timers may be programmed to generate periodic interrupts to the processor. Refer to Chapter 2, VMEchip2 and Chapter 3, PCCchip2 respectively for detailed programming information.

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