Tools And Equipment; Organization Of This Chapter - Data General AViiON Series Customer Documentation

Connecting External Devices to VME Option Boards

Tools and Equipment

To set up and connect the various peripheral components of your system, you will
need the following tools and equipment as a minimum set. Some devices may
require additional equipment as indicated in the installation manuals for each
device.
All manuals describing how to set up and configure peripheral devices; in some
cases, this includes several manuals for a single device.
Small flat-head screwdriver.
Needlenose pliers.
Phillips screwdriver.

Organization of This Chapter

This chapter contains instructions for VME option boards in this general order:
asynchronous controllers, synchronous controllers, SCSI controller, Ethernet LAN
controllers, token ring LAN controller, and FDDI controller. The major sections are
as follows:
Connecting Asynchronous Devices to a VAC/16 Controller
Connecting VDA/128 and VDA/255 Communications Clusters
Connecting a VTC Controller to an Ethernet LAN
Connecting Synchronous Devices to a VSC/3 Controller
Connecting Synchronous Devices to a VSC/3i Controller
Connecting SCSI Devices to a VSA SCSI-2 Controller
Connecting a VLC Controller to an Ethernet LAN
Connecting a VLCi Controller to an Ethernet LAN
Connecting a VTRC Controller to a Token Ring LAN
Connecting a VFC Controller to a FDDI Ring
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