SCSI cable with two cable segments having a first resistor coupled to a Y-connection from each segment and a second resistor coupled to one corresponding conductor
US5953540A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/409
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A SCSI cable including first and second SCSI cable segments, a SCSI Y connector that includes connector contacts to couple corresponding SCSI signal conductors of each of the SCSI cable segments together and to corresponding ones of the connector contacts of the SCSI Y connector, a first resistor coupled between the SCSI request signal conductor of each of the SCSI cable segments and a corresponding connector request signal contact of the SCSI Y connector, a SCSI end connector including connector contacts that couples corresponding SCSI signal conductors of the second SCSI cable segment to corresponding connector contacts, and a second resistor coupled between the SCSI request signal conductor of the second cable segment and a corresponding request signal contact of the SCSI end connector. In this manner, the request signal asserted by any one of the targets is effectively filtered to reduce or otherwise eliminate reflections on the SCSI request signal.
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