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MetraBus Boards

Introduction

This section provides details on using all MetraBus boards in conjunction with the Universal Library. Future

releases will be described in Readme files on the Universal Library installation disk.

To use any MetraBus I/O board, a MetraBus interface board, such as the ISA-MDB64, PCI-MDB64 or a

CPCI-MDB64, is required for the Universal Library functions to operate correctly. The interface board and a

MetraBus cable provide the interface between the PC bus (ISA-, PC104-, PCI-, or CPCI-) and the MetraBus

I/O Boards.

The MetraBus system is made up of at least one controller board that communicates with real world interface

boards via a data bus (ribbon cable). The implication is that there will always be two or more boards in the

system.