Apparatus and method for assigning addresses to SCSI supported peripheral devices
US5175822A · kind A · utility
66Cited by
7References
9Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F12/0676
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus for assigning addresses to devices connected to a small computer system interface (SCSI) bus. A second configure bus interconnects address assignable devices on the SCSI bus. The assignable devices may be used in a mixed system where some devices have fixed non-assignable addresses. The master device in the SCSI bus transmits configuration commands over the configuration bus and addresses for assignment over the SCSI bus. Acknowledgements are received back from a device which has accepted an address. Once configured with an address, the device propagates subsequent configuration commands to an adjacent device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.