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CAMAC - 3929 SCSI Crate Controller View Datasheet Request Ordering Information     ABOUT 3929 The Model 3929 is a double-width CAMAC crate controller which communicates with a host computer via the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) bus and complies with ANSI Specification X3.131-1986. This SCSI specification defines a standard approach for interfacing disk drives, printers, and other devices to one or more host computers. The SCSI bus is becoming one of the more popular peripheral channels for personal computers and workstations. Peripheral controllers are called targets on a SCSI channel. Up to eight target controllers can be addressed on a single SCSI bus. In a typical personal computer or workstation, one or more floppy disk drives form one SCSI target controller, and the hard disk provides a second controller. This allows six additional controllers, such as the 3929, on the SCSI bus. The SCSI controller address is selected by a thumb wheel switch on the front panel of the3929 crate controller. The SCSI bus, as used by the 3929, contains an eight-bit data path with parity,nine control signals, terminator power, and associated ground return conductors. All signals are unbalanced, and the maximum total bus length is six meters (20 feet). Third-party bus extenders are available to provide balanced-line or fiber optic extensions to the SCSI bus. Two connectors are provided on the front panel of the 3929 to "pass through" the SCSI bus. On-board termination is provided on the 3929.

Features Interfaces to the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) channel Compiles with the ANSI SCSI standard (X3.131-1986) Shares a SCSI bus with disk drives and other devices Multiple crate controllers addressed on a single SCSI bus Field-selectable as a main or auxiliary crate controller Supports a SCSI bus length to six meters (20 feet) Bus length increased by using third-party bus extenders Hardware list processor option Applications Real-time I/O interface for a personal computer or workstation General-purpose data acquisition and control Laboratory automation Industrial process control -- Jump to Data Acquisition Product -- Counters and Pulse Output Modules Relay Multiplexer Mainframe/Chassis Analog and Digital I/O Analog I/O and Signal Conditioners Counters and Pulse Output Modules Digital Input and Output Memory, Controllers, DSPs & Mainframes Modules for the V710 Termination Panel Signal Conditioner Chassis Special Functions Termination Assemblies and Panels VME to VXI Carrier/Adapter Card VXI Software Applications, Drivers, etc. Grand Interconnect Analog Input Analog Output Cables and Connectors CAMAC Equipment Controllers & Misc. Counters, Timer and Clock Module Digital Input Digital Output Display Memory Modules Process Interface Special Function Modules Software Drivers Transient Recorder Modules Instrumentation Recorders Signal Conditioning Systems Data Loggers/Recorders Temperature Loggers Cyber Systems Data Acquistions Systems Preston Scientific Analog & Digital Systems Return to Product Category