Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 10:22:47 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: gibbs@plutotech.com (Justin T. Gibbs) Cc: asami@cs.berkeley.edu, scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3940uw with long cables Message-ID: <199706071722.KAA23082@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199706070047.SAA07204@pluto.plutotech.com> from "Justin T. Gibbs" at "Jun 6, 97 07:45:54 pm"
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Someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put this in the handbook!!! > >Is this something that can be only cured by somehow shortening the > >cables? > > Perhaps. There are a few important things to keep in mind when > tuning the bus length. > > 1) Having equal distances between all devices is sometimes more > important than total bus length since the varying RC constants > can cause strange signal skew conditions if the lengths aren't > matched. ... [chopped to save traffic] ... -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation, Inc. Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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