> What's the story about SCSI terminators?
SCSI has a start and an end. The start assumes the cable to have a certain
impedance, which is the value it would have if the cable is endless. Any
device not being the last should have impedance 0. This is not possible,
but it will be very low. The last device should still look like the cable
is endless, iow the impedance should be the same as that of an infinitely
long cable. That is what a terminator is. It adds this impedance to the
cable. (Which explains the name: it terminates the cable) SCSI systems
are quite stable. I have heard of people putting a terminator on every
device, or none at all, and the system still works. But it should have one
terminater at the end, and none at other places.
I hope this helps.
Bye,
shevek
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