Data General AViiON Series Customer Documentation page 201

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Manuals
ordering, vii
related, iv
Master device, definition, E-1
Media Interface Connector (MIC), 4-38
attaching, 4-41
optical bypass switch, 4-43
Model-specific VME hardware, D-1
Mounting, VAC/16 junction box, D-10
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Node, 4-9
Node address, cluster controller, 4-9
O
Optical bypass switch, 4-36
connecting to VFC, 4-42–4-44
control connector, 4-42
signals, 4-43
MIC connections, 4-43
switch connector, VFC, C-14
Options, VMEbus
installing and removing, 3-1
supported, 1-3
Organization of this manual, iii
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Parallel printer, connecting to cluster
box, 4-16
Parameters, device
asynchronous, 4-6, 4-11
parallel printer, 4-16
synchronous devices, 4-21, 4-23
Parity, synchronous devices, 4-21, 4-23
pefu (VFC device name), 2-48
Performance considerations
block transfers, E-5
board related problems, E-5
buffered devices, E-4
bus bandwidth, E-4
Bus Clear (BCLR*) response, E-6
data loss, E-3
014–001867
DTB usage, E-4
physical constraints, E-5
priority structuring, E-3
slave–only devices, E-5
Peripheral devices, connecting to the
VSA board, 4-25
PHY, (physical layer protocol, physical
unit), 4-39
Pin assignments, C-1
asynchronous ports, C-4
SCSI ports, C-10
synchronous ports, C-7
VDC/8P printer port, C-5
VLC LAN ports, C-12
VLCi LAN ports, C-13
VTC ports, C-6
VTRC connector, C-14
Pinouts. See Pin assignments
Ports, SCSI, labeling (fig.), 2-34
Power
cords, cluster controller (tbl.), C-4
distribution, backplane, A-5
requirements, B-1
calculating, 1-4
form, 1-7, B-4
sample, 1-8
Pre–installation steps, 1-2
Printer, parallel, connecting to VDC/8P,
4-16
Prioritized bus arbitration, description,
E-2
Priority, DTB
assignments
alternate assignments, E-7
general rules table, E-8
recommended priorities, E-7
board slot, 1-11
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Reference documents, interrupt
priority assigning, E-1
Related documents, iv
Removing
boards, 3-7
jumper plugs (fig.), 2-3
Ring–state LEDs, VFC, 4-39
RS–232 interface, VSC/3i, 2-29
RS–449 interface, VSC/3i, 2-29
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