Two-channel connector and connection method
US5785550A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R12/777
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Two data communication channels having electrical ground positions that alternate with control and data positions are terminated in a single, dual-channel connector that occupies generally the same interconnection board real estate as is required for a single, prior art, data communication SI connector, such as for a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) communication channels. A two-channel SCSI connector system and connection method includes providing a two-channel header having two ground buses, to which the alternating electrical ground wires of respective first and second SCSI channels are terminated. Only a few of the pins or positions of the two-channel connector are connected to the two ground buses while the majority of pins or positions are connected to the signal (control, data) wires of the two SCSI channels.
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