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CHAPTER 3: Configuration and Internal LEDs
3.2 Configuring Termination
Both ends of any single-ended or LVD SCSI-bus segment attached to the Expander
need to be terminated in order to prevent electronic “echo” interference on the
bus that would degrade its performance. You can use the Expander’s internal
jumpers JP1, JP4, JP9, and JP12 to control this termination. JP1 and JP4 affect the
bus attached to Port B, while JP9 and JP12 affect the bus attached to Port A.
•Termination at the Expander (JP4 and JP9): How you should set jumpers JP4
and JP9, which control local termination at the Expander’s ports, depends on
how your cables will be attached to the Expander:
– For each port into which you will be directly plugging a single cable, so that
the SCSI-bus segment will start or end at that port, keep the jumper installed,
just as it comes from the factory. If a segment will start or end at Port A,
leave the jumper on JP9. If a segment will start or end at Port B, leave the
jumper on JP4.
Example: For simple conversion applications in which an LVD bus ends at
the Expander and a single-ended bus starts, or vice versa, leave both of these
jumpers installed.
– For each port into which you will be plugging two cables through a three-
connector adapter (not a stub cable!), so that the SCSI-bus segment will pass
through that port, remove the jumper. If a segment will pass through Port A,
remove the jumper from JP9. If a segment will pass through Port B, remove
the jumper from JP4.
Example: For applications in which you are allowing a segment of SE
devices to tap into an LVD bus without forcing the LVD bus to operate at
the data rate of the SE segment, remove the termination jumper for the port
attached to the LVD bus. If the SE segment ends at the Expander, leave the
termination jumper for the port attached to the SE segment installed. But if
the SE segment also passes through the Expander, remove that jumper as
well.
Refer to Figures 3-1 through 3-3 on the next page. In an application such as
that shown in Figure 3-1, both JP4 and JP9 should remain installed. In an
application like that in Figure 3-2, with the Expander in the middle of one
segment and at the end of another, remove the jumper for the port that’s
attached to the middle of the segment. In a wide-open application like that in
Figure 3-3, in which the Expander is in the middle of both segments, remove
both jumpers.