User`s manual
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Features and Specifications
This section briefly describes the CBI-I0I0 V
AXBI
SCSI
Host
Adapter
and
details its specifications.
CBI-1010 Features
The CBI-I0I0 is
an
intelligent
high
performance
VAXBI
SCSI host adapter that
is fully compatible
with
the DEC Mass Storage Control Protocol (MSCP)
and
Tape Mass Storage Control Protocol (TMSCP). Each CBI-I0I0 is fully licensed
by
Digital
and
is
built
around
DEC's
own
BIIC
interface chip.
The CBI-I0I0
can
be
used
with
the 5800, 6000, 8000,
and
9000 series V
AXBI
systems.
It
supports
VMS,
UL
TRIX,
and
selected UNIX operating systems
which use
DU!TU
drivers.
The
CBI-I0I0
supports
either a single-ended or differential SCSI channel. A
single-ended SCSI channel can
be
used
for connecting
up
to 9.9 feet of cable
(when the transfer rate is
10
MBytes/second) while a differential
SCSI
channel
can be
used
to connect
up
to
80
feet of cable.
The
CBI-I0I0 features Octaword DMA master transfers, virtual data buffer,
command
queuing, dynamic defect management,
standard
SCSI
bus
arbitration, disconnect
and
reconnect capabilities,
and
multiple host
capability.
Up
to seven
SCSI
devices (either single-ended or differential) can
be
connected to the CBI-I0I0
SCSI
port
with
SCSI
bus
data
transfer rate
up
to
10-MB/sec
in
synchronous (sync)
mode
and
7-MB/sec
in
asynchronous
(async) mode.
Features and Specifications
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