WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360SCSI Connectors

Table 6-3. 50-Pin SCSI Connector Pin Assignments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SINGLE-ENDED SCSI CONNECTOR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pin

 

 

 

Signal Name

Number

Signal Name

 

 

GROUND

1

 

2

-DB0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

3

 

4

-DB1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

5

 

6

-DB2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

7

 

8

-DB3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

9

 

10

-DB4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

11

 

12

-DB5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

13

 

14

-DB6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

15

 

16

-DB7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

17

 

18

-DBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

19

 

20

GROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

21

 

22

GROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open

23

 

24

open

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open

25

 

26

TERMPWR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

open

27

 

28

open

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

29

 

30

GROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

31

 

32

-ATN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

33

 

34

GROUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

35

 

36

-BSY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

37

 

38

-ACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

39

 

40

-RST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

41

 

42

-MSG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

43

 

44

-SEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

45

 

46

-C/D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

47

 

48

-REQ

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GROUND

49

 

50

-I/O

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 6-4. DC Power Connector

Signal Name

Pin Number

 

 

 

+12V (+12 SUPPLY)

51

52

 

 

 

GROUND (+5 RETURN)

53

54

 

 

 

Signal Name

GROUND (+12 RETURN)

+5V (+5 SUPPLY)

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Western Digital WDE4360, WDE2170 manual Signal Name Pin Number

WDE4360, WDE2170 specifications

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